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PREFACE. 


In  compiling  this  pamphlet,  the  writer  has  aimed  at  facts  rather 
than  elegance  of  diction,  the  brief  space  allotted  him  rendering  it  im- 
pssible  to  do  otherwise  than  decide  between  the  two.  An  effort  has 
been  made  to  giv^e  a  general  outline  of  Milwaukee  in  its  social,  business 
and  corporate  relations,  for  the  benefit  of  those  whose  knowledge  of  the 
city  has  been  gained  merely  from  casual  business  connections — and  a 
tl'jrough  perusal  of  the  work  is  asked,  for,,  scattered  all  through  the 
pages  will  be  found  interesting  nuggets  of  information,  sometimes  hidden 
in  apoarently  out-of-the-way  places.  It  is  patent  that  in  such  limited 
~  .ice,  but  the  barest  mention  of  Milwaukee's  vast  business  interests 
'  lid  be  made — therefore  one  manufactory,  one  firm,  one  industry  has 
been  made  to  represent  the  whole  class.  A  careful  examination  of  the 
•kf  ts  set  forth  will  show  even  old  residents  of  Milwaukee  that  the  half 
if  her  greatness  has  never   been  told. 

CHAS.  B.  HARGER. 


MILWAUKEE 

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ILLUSTRATED. 


^  ITS 


TRADE,   COMMERCE, 


MANUFACTURING  INTERESTS, 


ADVANTAGES  AS   A  RESIDENCE  CIT 


I  take  pleasure  in  sending  you  a  copy  ol 
]\IiLWAUKEE  Illustrated,  in  order  that  you  may  have  placed  before 
you  more  particularly  the  advantages  ot  our  beautiful  city. 
Respectfully,  •» 


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xMilwaukee  Steam  Boiler  Works 

are  situated  on  the  corner  of  Broadway  and  Chicago  streets,  two  blocks 
above  Broadway  bridge.  Mr.  J.  W.  Eviston  has  conducted  the  business 
at  this  place  since  1867.  The  establishment  is  a^epared  to  do  all  kinds 
of  work  in  its  line,  such  as  Steam  Boilers,  Tanks,  Smoke  Stacks,  Brit- 
chens  and  all  kinds  of  Sheet  Iron  and  Blacksmith  work,  it  also  keeps  all 
sizes  of  Boilers  new  and  second  hand  from  one  horse-power  to  1000  and 
over  in  stock,  from  which  parties  in  need  can  select  any  kind  desired. 

The  boilers  for  the  State  University  at  Madison,  Wis.,  the  large 
boilers  for  Milwaukee  Water  Works,  M.  Keenan's  Cream  City  Mill,  the 
breweries  of  Schlitz,  Blatz,  Falk,  Best,  Miller,  etc.,  and  the  Milwaukee 
Sentinel,  Seebote,  the  Tobacco  Works  of  B.  Leidersdorff  &  Co.,  the 
isc^nsin  Leather  Co.,  Plankinton  &  Armour's  Packing  houses,  and 
other  wellknown  firms  too  numerous  to  mention,  are  such  as  we  would 
refer  to  as  samples  of  good  workmanship  in  this  line.  Even  as  far  as 
Europe  the  fame  of  this  establishment  has  reached  and  it  is  but  a  few 
months  ago  since  a  boiler  was  shipped  to  Germany.  To  New  Mexico 
a  boiler  was  sent  which  had  to  be  transported  840  miles  on  axle. 

This  establishment  has  furnished  boilers  for  a  great  many  saw  mills 
.imong  these  a  few  years  since  seven  boilers  for  the  Menomonee 
Mills  of  H.  Ludington  which  job  amounted  to  $11,000.  Also  for  brew, 
eries  and  other  large  establishments  in  Chicago  work  in  his  line  was 
lurnished  by  Mr.  Eviston,  who  had  to  compete  with  a  number  of  other 
establishments  on  those  Jobs,  andj  as  usual  was  the  lowest  responsible 
bidder. 

Those  in  want  of  anything  in  the  above  line  are  respectfully  re- 
(jucstcd  to  address  for  estimates  and  information. 

JOHN  W.  EVISTON. 

Proprietor  of  the 
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HISTORY-RESIDENXE  PORTION  OF  CITY-ENVIRONS. 


IT  was  about  the  year  1674  that  the  first  white  man  pushed  aside  the  bushes 
and  picked  his  way  through  the  tangled  undergrowth  that  covered  the 
ground  upon  which  now  stands  the  beautiful  City  of  Milwaul<ee.  This  ad- 
venturous traveler  was  Father  Marquette,  the  famous  missionary,  and  even 
his  keen  foresight,  would  not  have  warranted  a  prediction,  at  that  time,  that 
the  ground  would,  ere  long,  be  covered  with  palatial  residences  and  costly 
business  blocks.  Wandering  tribes  of  Indians,  coming  annually  to  worship 
the  Manitou,  pitched  their  rude  lodges  on  the  banks  of  the  great  lake  and 
sought  the  finny  game  in  its  clear  waters.  Later  on,  a  solitary  missionary, 
journeying  from  St.  Francis  Xavier  (now  Green  Bay)  to  Chicago,  would  re- 
main a  day  or  two  with  the  tribes  that  chanced  to  be  located  here  at  the  time; 
still  later,  French  traders  smoked  the  pipe  of  peace  with  the  natives  and  bar- 
tered goods  with  them.  In  1805  Jacques  Vieau,  a  half-breed  trader  whose 
home  was  at  Green  Bay,  visited  the  Indians  at  this  point,  remaining  during 
the  winter  and  returning  to  his  home  in  the  following  summer.  Every  year 
thereafter  he  appeared,  pursuing  the  same  method  of  life,  and  on  September 
14th,  1818,  brought  with  him  a  young  man  named  Solomon  Juneau,  who 
became  his  son-in-law.  Juneau  determined  to  locate  here,  and  accordingly 
ground  was  selected  about  two  miles  west  from  the  mouth  of  the  stream  that 
flowed  into  the  lake.  Here  a  block-house,  warehouse,  etc.,  were  erected,  and 
Juneau  settled  down  to  a  peaceiul  life,  having  established  friendly  relations 
with  the  Indians.  In  1822  he  erected  a  block-house  on  the  spot  now  desig- 
nated as  the  corner  of  East  Water  and  Wisconsin  streets.  For  18  years  he 
remained  the  only  permanent  white  resident  ot  the  place,  being  visited  oc- 
casionally by  agents  for  the  Fur  Company,  and  other  traders,  to  whom  he 
disposed  of  his  goods. 

Wisconsin  was,  at  this  time,  remotely  west,  according  to  the  geography, 
and  more  particularly  so  in  the  accepted  ideas  and  notions  of  Eastern  people. 
It  required  an  adventurous  spirit  and  hardy  determination  to  break  away 
from  the  pleasant  surroundings  of  a  comfortable  home  and,  strike  into  the 
wilderness — uncertain  whether  fortune  or  poverty,  long  life  or  sudden  death 
at  the  hand  ot  a  treacherous  Indian,  would  be  the  result.  Just  in  proportion 
to  the  characteristics  required  to  face  these  privations  and  dangers,  is  the 
lite-work  of  the  pioneer;  the  man  who  can  determine  to  brave  all,  is  not  the 
man    who  dies  and  leaves  no  mark  behind;  thus  we  find  that   the  earliest  set 


ABOUT  OLDEN  TIMES. 


lers,  those  who  were  responsible  tor  the  toundation  ot  this  great  city  which 
offers  its  advantages  to  us,  are  still  honored  and  revered  in  memory. 

As  tidings  from  the  adventurous  ones  reached  the  less  hardy  spirits  in  the 
East,  enthusiasm  was  aroused  and  young  men,  with  the  world  before  them, 
determined  to  trv  the  West.  Milwaukee's  location,  to  the  observing  eye  of  the 
new-comer,  contained  the  requisites  for  a  great  city;  "Chikagu,"  just  then 
becoming  a  good-sized  village,  was  making  strenuous  exertions  to  push  ahead; 
each  place,  by  its  efforts,  materially  aided  the  other  (unconsciously,  perhaps) 
and  so  we  find  that  tor  years  the  towns  grew  in   about  the  same  proportion. 

Topographically  "Milwacky"  differed  greatly  from  Milwaukee,  more  par- 
ticularly on  the  East  Side.  On  the  ground  now  occupied  by  Market  Square, 
arose  a  high  hill,  extending  towards  the  lake.  In  the  neighborhood  of  the 
lake  shore  were  deep  ravines,  where  now  appear  graded  and  paved  streets, 
lined  with  handsome  residences.  In  the  river  were  several  iL>lands,  and  along 
the  river  banks  was  a  marshy  lowland,  frequently  covered  with  water  during  a 
rise  in  the  stream.  It  will  be  interesting  to  remember  that  less  than  forty 
years  ago  the  ground  now  occupied  by  the  Third  and    Fifth  wards  was  Ire- 


THE  "Mil. WACKY      OF  OLD. 

(luently  under  water,  and  that  the  forest  thereupon  was  extremely  dense;  that 
tne  land  on  the  West  Side  was  swampy,  (but  covered  with  trees,)  frequently 
the  bed  of  the  swollen  stream — and  that  two  or  three  crooked  paths  through 
the  underbrush  and  thickets  marked  the  location  for  the  East  Water,  Wiscon- 
sin and  Michigan  streets  of  to-day. 

Accompanying  will  be  found  interesting  sketches  showing  the  place  as  it 
appeared  in  the  early  days,  long  before  it  showed  evidence  of  its  coming 
greatness,  although  the  year  of  the  first  sketch  was  1834.  In  the  second 
engraving  is  clearly  set  forth  the  hill  spoken  oi  above  as  having  been  located 
on  what  is  now  known  as  Market  Square. 

But  to  trace  the  growth  of  the  trading-post  known  as  "Milwacky," 
through  the  various  stages  by  which  it  arrived  at  the  greatness  it  to-day  en- 
joys, would  rcnuire  a  volume  which  we  cannot  present.  In  the  briefest 
manner  we  can  but  give  leading  dates  and  names,  those  necessary  to  roughly 
sketch  the  outline. 


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THE  OLD  SETTLERS. 


Among  the  earliest  arrivals  were  Byron  Kilbourn  and  George  H. 
Walker,  and  so  closely  identified  have  their  names  been  with  the  growth  of 
the  citv,  that  we  mav'sav  the  fathers  of  Milwaukee  were  Juneau,  Kilbourn 
and  Walker— Juneau  being  the  father  of  the  East  Side,  Kilbourn  of  the  West 
Side,  and  Walker  of  the  South  Side.  Indeed,  until  lately  "Kilbourn- 
town"  and  "Walker's  Point"  were  frequently  used  to  designate  these  respective 
localities.  The  accompanying  engravings  are  excellent  portraits  of  the  three 
men  whose  names  with  others  will  evey  remain  associated  with  Milwaukee's 
growth  and  prosperity. 

After  Solomon  I'uneau's  long  residence  of  i8  years,  during  which  he  had 
to  deal  almost  entirely  with  the  natives  who  came  and  went  (and  by  whom 
he  was  greatly  beloved,')  a  new  era  dawned  for  him.  At  this  time  the  pioneers 
began  visiting  the  neighborhood  and  soon  evinced  a  determination  to  build  up 
the  site,  the  Indians  having  ceded  their  title  in  1831  and  1833.  Juneau  laid 
claim  to  a  large  extent  of  land  on  the  east  side  of  the  stream,  and  entered 
into  the  new  project  with  great  zest,  being  first  in  pushing  forward  all  enter- 
prises. He  lived  to  see  the  place  he  founded  become  a  large  and  flourishing 
city,  for  his  death  did  not  occur  until  1856.  He  died  while  visiting  the 
Indians,  upon  the  occasion  of  the  annual  payment  to  the  Menomonee  tribe  in 
the  northern  portion  of  the  state.  Thus  it  proved  that  he  should  not,  in 
death's  moments,  be  separated  from  those  with  whom  the  greater  portion  of 
his  life  was  spent.     He  was  64  years  old. 

Byron  Kilbourn  came  to  Milwaukee  from  Ohio,  in  1834,  and  laid  claim  to 
the  West  Side,  which  he  immediately  commenced  to  improve.  His  previous 
knowledge  of  similar  work  in  Ohio  stood  him  in  great  stead  here.  He  early 
proposed  the  construction  of  a  canal  to  join  the  Rock  river,  and  by  his  per- 
sonal exertions  secured  from  the  national  government  a  land-grant  to  aid  in 
the  work.  Owing  to  the  unfavorable  action  of  the  legislature,  hoNvever,  the 
plan  was  abandoned  and  the  state  appropriated  the  moneys  deVived  from  the 
sale  of  the  land  to  other  purposes.  As  the  town  grew,  Mr.  Kilbourn,  who 
was  eminently  qualified  to  assume  the  lead,  was  frequently  called  to  places  of 
trust  and  honor.  Twice  was  he  mayor,  and  he  \vas  one  of  those  chosen  to 
draw  up  a  constitution  for  the  state.  In  1855  he  was  a  candidate  for  the 
I'nited  States  Senate,  but  was  defeated  by  one  vote,  Charles  Durkee  being  his 
successful  opponent.  Mr.  Kilbourn  was  elected  president  of  the  Milwaukee 
iS:  .Mississipj)!  Railroad  in  1849.  ^^  lived  until  a  comparatively  recent  date, 
his  death  occurring  in  Jacksonville,  Fla.,  in  1870.     He  was  69  years  old. 

George  H.  Walker  also  came  to  Milwaukee  in  1834,  and  laid  claim  to 
land  on  the  south  side  of  the  river,  which  thereafter  was  known  as  "Walker's 
I'oint."  Col.  Walker  identified  himself  with  the  interests  of  the  place,  and  had  a 
reputation  for  moral  courage  and  physical  bravery.  He  was  elected  mayor  in 
1851,  and  re-elected  at  the  expiration  of  his  term  in  1853.  During  the  later 
years  of  the  city's  history  Col.  Walker  was  interested  in  the  gas  company,  the 
street  railroad  and  other  matters  of  that  kind.  He  died  in  this  city  in  1866, 
having  seen  Milwaukee  attain  the  dignity  of  soinething  like  70,000  inhabitants. 

And  now  come  up  to  us  the  familiar  names  of  many  others,  whose  early 
struggles  and  faithfulness  to  the  welfare  of  the  city  entitle  them  to  honorable 
mention  among  the  fathers.  Among  those  now  with  us  who  came  before  1837 
Horace  Chase,  M.  L.  Burdick,  B.  H.  &.  W.  Edgerton,  P.  C.  Cole,  Daniel  Wells, 
I".no(  h  Chase,  U.  B.  .Smith,  John  Ogden,  Geo.  Dousman,  And.  Douglas,  Benj. 
("hurch,  John  Bowen,  the  Sivyers,  F.  W.  Dodge,  L.  W.  Weeks,  W.  P.  Merrill, 
.\I.  Stein,  Jos.  Cary.  A.  W.  Hatch,  Arthur  Aldrich,  Fred.  Wardner.Geo.  Abert, 
Kf)l).  Davis,  John  Furlong,  W.  .S.  Tr()wi)ridge,  John  Crawford,  J.  A.  Noonan, 
Reuben  Strong,  the  Treysers,  Hans  Crocker.jthe  Rogers,  J.  H.  Tweedy,  Elisha 
Starr,  the  Bleyers,  J.  C.  Smith,  Ezra  Dewey,  W.  B.  Johnson,  C.  H.  Larkin, 


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LANbMAkkS— INCREASING  POPULA  TION. 


Up  to  1836  the  east  and  west  sides  of  the  stream  which  flowed  between, 
contained  separate  villages,  but  in  that  year,  by  a  common  vote,  they  were 
united;  in  1845  the  South  Side  was  admitted,  and  in  1846  the  City  of  Milwau- 
kee was  incorporated,  having  five  wards,  viz:  on  the  East  Side  the  ist  and  3d; 
on  the  West  Side  the  2d  and  4th,  and  on  the  South  Side  the  5th.  As  will  be 
readily  imagined,  Solomon  Juneau  was  the  first  mayor. 

One  by  one  the  old  landmarks  have  passed  away,  until  now  there  remain 
but  tew  of  those  once-prominent  structures.  The  illustration  below  is  of 
the  Milwaukee  House,  at  one  time  a  hotel  of  fine  standing.  The  Bellevue 
House,  kept  by  Elisba  Starr,  was  built  in  1835-6  and  located  on  the  corner  ot 
Broadway  and  Wisconsin  street,  the  site  now  occupied  by  the  Library  building. 
Sometime  after  being  enlarged  in  1837,  and  called  the  Milwaukee  House,  it  was 
removed  and  afterwards  destroyed  by  fire,  except  one  wing  which  stands 
to-day  on  the  corner  of  Milwaukee  and  Detroit  streets.  The  Light  House, 
designated  in  the  preceding  illustration  (N)  stood  on  the  bluft  at  the  foot  ot 
Wisconsin  street,  near  the  present  location  of  the  C.  &  N.  W.  R.  R.  depot.    It 


was  built  in  1838.  The  Lake  Brewery  (35),  erected  in  1836,  still  stands  and  is 
in  use  according  to  its  original  purpose.  St.  Peters  (15),  the  first  Catholic 
church,  erected  in  1849,  rnay  yet  be  seen  on  Martin  street,  near  Jacks(5n.  Ju- 
neau's warehouse  (19)  was  built  in  1836  and  removed  up  to  East  Water  street, 
soon  to  be  torn  down.  The  Washington  House  (11),  built  in  1836,  is  the 
present  Republican  House,  corner  of  Third  and  Cedar  streets.  Uousman's 
warehouse  (25),  erected  in  1836,  is  occupied  by  John  Furlong  as  a  fish-depot. 
To-day  Milwaukee  contains  13  wards;  trom  the  old  ist  ward  was  made 
the  1st  and  7th;  from  the  2d,  the  2d,  6th,  9th,  loth  and  13th,  and  from  tie  5th, 
the  5th,  8th,  nth  and  12th.  The  original  3d  and  4th  wards  remain.  The 
growth  in  population  is  interesting  to  note,  being  as  follows: 

1836 , 275 

1840 1,810 

1850 19,873 

i860 45,286 

1 870 71 ,640 

To-day  the  city  numbers  123,000. 


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extcnds  from  the  Shoolin^j  I'urk,  on  the  north,  to  Forest  Huiiu-  cemetery  on 
the  south,  a  dihlancc  of  about  6  miles;  and  frcjm  the  shore  of  Lake  Michigan 
on  the  cast  to  the  borders  of  the  town  of  VVauwatosa  on  the  west,  a  distance 
of  about  4  miles. 


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RESIDENCE  PORTION  OF 


The  illustration  on  the  preceding-  page  gives  the  reader  a  fine  view  of 
certain  portions  of  the  Milwaukee  ot  to-day.  The  observer  is  standing  on  a 
high  elevation  in  the  Sixth  ward — the  site  of  the  Humboldt  School-building — 
and  takes  in,  in  comprehensive  sweep,  the  chief  business  portions  of  the  East, 
West  and  South  Sides.  The  view  represents  a  distance  of  about  5  miles  in 
length  and  ij  miles  in  breadth. 

We  will  now  take  the  reader  through  the  residence  portion  of  the  East 
Side,  starting  near  the  original  center.  Samples  will  be  shown,  and  the 
stranger  must  take  our  assurance  that  they  fairly  represent  the  whole.  This 
order  of  division  of  residence-portions  with  their  respective  sides,  and  division 
of  other  portions  of  the  book  will  be  adhered  to  throughout. 


COURT-HOUSE    SQUARE. 


The  handsome  Court  House,  of  which  Milwaukeeans  speak  with  pardon- 
able pride,  was  erected  in  1872,  at  a  cost  of  $650,000.  It  is  built  of  Lake 
Superior  sand-stone,  upon  land  donated  to  the  county  for  that  purpose  by  Sol- 
omon Juneau.  The  park  surrounding  the  building  is,  as  the  above  illustration 
shows,  very  beautiful,  containing  a  dense  growth  of  trees,  gravel  walks  and  a 
handsome  fountain,  lately  put  up  by  C.  Hennecke  &  Co.  During  the  summer 
months  open-air  concerts  are  given  in  the  park,  and  it  becomes  then  a 
thronged  promenade. 


The  building  accommodates  the  various  county  offices  and  courts   of  j 
ice,   and,  in   the  east   wing,   the  city  offices,   the   city  paying  a  rental  to 
>;ounty  ol  $12,000  for  the  privilege.       The    adornment  of  the  interior  is  elab- 
orate, and  in  every  respect  the  building  is  a  credit  to  the  county.       By  a  long 
flight  of  winding  si.nr^  iln   top  of  ihc  dome  is  reached;  the  view  of  the  city 


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from  this  exalted  spot  is  unequaled,  and  it  is  only  from  s5me  such  position  that 
one  forms  an  idea  of  the  density  of  the  forest  skirting  the  limits  of  the  city. 
The  original  Court-house  was  built  of  wood,  in  1836,  and  served  as  a  jail 
also.  Despite  the  early  date  of  its  construction,  the  old  building  was  kept  in 
constant  use  until  187 1,  when  it  was  razed  to  make  room  for  the  present  struc- 
ture. The  park  is,  by  terms  ot  the  gift-deed,  forever  to  be  used  for  the  pur- 
pose named.  It  occupies  one  block,  bounded  by  Jefferson,  Oneida,  Jackson 
and  Biddle  streets,  and  as  time  goes  by  will  be  constantly  improved  and  ren- 
dered more  attractive.      The  improvements  seen  are  the  work  of  the  present. 


ST.     JOHN'S    CATHEDRAL. 

Facing  Court  House  Square  is  St.  John's  Cathedral,  erected  in  1850.  It 
is  still  an  attractive,  substantial  building.  Adjoining  it,  on  the  right,  is  the 
residence  of  Archbishop  Henni,  whose  long  services  as  Catholic  Bishop  of  this 
diocese  were  rewarded  by  an  advancement  to  the  Archbishopric  in  1874.  On 
the  left  of  the  cathedral  is  seen  St.  Rosa's  Orphan  Asylum,  an  institution 
under  the  patronage  of  the  church,  and  directly  back  of  the  cathedral,  on  Van 
Buren  street,  is  Bishop's  Hall,  a  new  building  devoted  to  a  parochial  school, 
and  often  used  for  church  lectures,  etc. 


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OUR  CHURCHES,  BENEV0LEN1 


JEFFERSON    SlREKl,    LUUKINC    NORTH. 

Standing  at  the  corner  ot  Court  House  Square  and  looking-  north  on  Jef- 
ferson street,  one  sees,  in  the  left  foreground,  the  commodious  and  substantial 
residence  of  Gov.  Harrison  Ludington.  To  the  right,  on  the  same  street, 
looms  up  the  spire  of  the  Baptist  Church,  while  directly  opposite  is  seen  the 
Hadley  School. 


lEAlPLE   EMANU-EL. 


\\  iltiiM  a  tc-w  moments'  walk  from  this  locality  are  numerous  costly 
churches,  illustrations  of  which  follow; — the  first  of  Temple  Emanu-El,  a 
Jewish  house  (»f  worship  on  the  corner  of  Broadway   and    Martin   street,  the 


IMSIITUTIONS  AND  SOClEllES. 


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second  of  Immanuel  Presbyterian  Church  on  Astor  street,  by  far  the  most 
costly  and  elaborate  edifice  of  the  kind  in  the  city.  The  churches  of  Mil- 
waukee are  in  a  Hourishing  condition,  and  support,  in  addition  to  the  ordinary 
surroundings,  various  societies  whose  object  it  is  to  assist  the  unlortunate, 
This  leads  us  naturally  to  the  subject  of  working  societies. 

In  addition  to  the  secret  organizations  whose  branches  are  to  be  tound  in 
every  city — the  Masons,  C^dd  Fellows,  Knights  of  Pythias,  etc — Milwaukee  is 
to  be  congratulated  upon  having  numerous  bands  ot  willing  workers  in  every 
good  cause.  We  call  to  mind  the  names  of  several  of  these:  "Mission  Band," 
"Plymouth  Church  Benevolent  Society,"  "Helping  Hands,'  "Local  Visiting 
Committee,"  "Church  Home  Committee,"  "Little  Sisters  of  the  Poor,"  "Cier- 
man  Ladies'  Associations,"  several  Hebrew  Societies,  and   many  others;  also 


IMM  V\l  LL    (^I  RI  ^      t  HL  RLH 

various  charitable  institutions,  such  as  the  "Industrial  School,"  "Home  of  the 
Friendless,"  "Young  Women's  Home,"  "St.  John's  Home,"  "Bethel  Home," 
"Wisconsin  Seaman's  Friend  Society,"  are  keiit  open  to  relieve  suffering  hu- 
manity. These  societies,  emanating  from  all  denominations  of  religious 
belief,  exert  a  wide-spread  influence  for  good  and  are  matters  oi  pride  to  Mil- 
waukeeans.  There  are  three  orphan  asylum  (2  under  Catholic  and  i  under 
Protestant  supervision),  2  hospitals  (St.  Mary's  and  the  Passavant),  and  three 
convents  or  cloisters. 

To  the  ladies  especially  should  be  given  the  credit  for  the  maintenance  ot 
the  working  societies;  their  persistent  efforts,  and  ingenuity  in  devising  ways 
and  means,  produce  the  funds  necessary  to  carry  out  the  great  work  which 
each  association  finds  before  it. 


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A  Moonlight  View. 


One  noticeable  feature  in  the  residence  portion  of  Milwaukee  is  the  fre- 
quency of  large  grounds  surrounding  elegant  homes.  In  no  other  city  ap- 
proximating ours  in  population,  is  this  so  universally  the  case.  The  effect,  in 
a  busy  city,  is  at  once  striking  and  exceedingly  beautiful.  The  following  illus- 
tration of  the  handsome  residence  and  grounds  of  C.  T.  Bradley,  on  Marshall, 
Martin  and  Astor  streets,  will  afford  the  reader  a  more  definite  idea  ot  our 
meanmg.  This  elegant  structure  (one  of  the  most  elaborate  in  the  North- 
west in  design  and  finish.)  bears  evidence  of  the  skill  of  E.  Townsend  Mix, 
the  well-known  architect,  whose  handiwork  will  be  observed  in  many  of  the 
other  buildings,  illustrations  of  which  are  to  follow. 

Standing  at  the  head  of  any  of  the  residence  streets,  one  sees  what  would 
afford  material  sufficient  to  enrapture  the  most  exacting  artist— particularly 
it  the  view  be  taken  looking  toward  the  lake.     Indeed,  very  tew  artists  have 


-..« 

*!^\ 


[T^ 


Kl..-,llJl,XCL   ul     C.    I.    liKADLEV. 


S^o^  •  •S'"'''^^"'''^"'^^'^^''^^'^^  '^>-  n^oonlight,  the  lights  and 
sliadLS  on  the  handsome  streets  admirablv  contrasted,  and  the  snarklinu- 
waters  of  the  bay  dotted  here  and  there  by  l^airy  boats.  -sp^irkhnj. 

The  following  illustration  represents  a  moonligin  view  sketched  from  the 

smooth  shVch-dMr?  .^^^  '"f  '"  ^'""'"'''  "'"^^  ^""^'^^  '"^"y  ^^^'^y  homesteads, 
smooth,  shaded  streets  and  numerous  attractive  features  to  be  seen  in  even  sn 

r,1  1  K  °L  °"''  ^''^\  T^'-  '^"^  ^'^^-  ^^'-  "^^'^^  i«  noticed  the  Bap  it  chu  ch 
JohnV'?attc^r;r'"r?-'''''i  ''^  ^'"•'^''?'  '"r'  ^"^^  '^^^  ^^  '^'^^  looms  u",  St.' 
SCCMH-!  that  m  Ih    b    ,T     'r  ''"'.""'  °'  ^  '^'^^  """^b^>- of  equallv  beautiful 

Tnd  volun' r.o  IT  '  ni''\  "'V  '^'^  ^''T  '''"^-  ^^'^^^'-^^^^^^  abounds  in  them. 
dna  volumes  could  Ik-  idled  with  their  description. 


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THE  HOMES  OF 


The  residence  of  T.  A.  Chapman,  the  extensive  dry-Roods  merchant,  is  a 
handsome  frame  structure,  combining  beauty  and  comfort  in  the  highest  de- 
gree. 

But  to  enumerate  the  handsome  residences  in  Milwaukee  would  require 
by  far  more  space  than  we  have  to  spare,  and  we  dismiss  the  subject  for  the 
present  with  the  remark  that  visitors  invariably  express  themselves  astonished 
and  delighted  at  the  succession  of  homesteads  that  show  evidences  of  so  much 
taste,  culture  and  wealth. 

Indeed,  Milwaukee  is  a  pleasant  surprise  to  all  who  visit  it.  Nature  was 
lavish  in  her  gifts,  affording  three  hills  admirably  suited  for  the  site  of  a  pic- 
turesque, beautiful  citv.      Owing  to  the  diversity  in  surface  the  draiivige  facil- 


r.    \.    C'HAl'MANS    RESIDENCE. 

ities  are  excellent,  thus  keeping  the  city  pure,  cleanly  and  healthy.  Winding, 
navigable  streams  aid  commerce,  and  Lake  Michigan,  over  which  the  city 
looks  from  its  bluffs  80  and  100  feet  high,  adds  both  to  the  commercial  and 
artistic  value.  Rarely  are  the  various  components  so  gathered,  as  they  are  in 
Milwaukee. 

Waverly  Place,  a  short  thoroughfare  extending  from  Martin  to  Division 
streets,  is  a  favorite  residence  |)ortion.  Here  was  first  put  into  practice  the 
pretty  idea  of  removing  all  fences,  thus  throwing  the  beautiful  grounds  into 
one  immi-nse  and  beautiful  |)ark.  The  reader  can  appreciate  that  summer- 
night's  entertainments  and  lawn-])arties,  in  these  grounds,  with  beautiful  illu- 
minations, prove  exceedingly  pr)|)ular.  Such  an  one  was  given  a  short  time 
since,  for  the  benefit  of  the  Industrial  .School,  resulting  in  great  pleasure  to 
those  whc)  partiri|);ii(f|  and  much  |irofit  to  the  school. 


OUR  MERCHANT S. 


'9 


WAVERLY  PLACE. 

Division  street  affords  many  beautiful  sights.  The  accompanying  illus- 
tration is  of  the  beautiful  home  of  James  E.  Patton,  near  the  corner  ot  Pros- 
pect Avenue  one  that  draws  forth  encomiums  from  all  who  see  it.  A  short 
distance  west,  on  the  same  street,  is  All  Saints'  Cathedral  (Epis.),  the  home- 
church  ot  Bishop  Welles. 


DIVISION  STREET— J.  E.  PATTON'S    RE.SIDENCE,    ETC. 

One  block  east  of  the  central  house  in  the  illustration,  directly  upon  the 
lake  bluff  is  the  Protestant  Orphan  Asylum,  a  well  managed  mstitution  that 
is   constantly  doing   much   good.       Commencing  at  this  point  and   running 


OUR   WONDERFUL  GROWTH. 


south  for  a  distance  ot  two  blocks,  is  the  Seventh  Ward  Park,  a  plat  ot 
ground  consisting  of  the  lake  bluff.  The  slope  has  been  terraced  and  laid 
out  with  walks,  and  when  completed  will  be  adorned  with  shrubbery. 
Comfortable  seats  have  been  provided  at  the  top  of  the  bluff,  and  during 
the  warm  summer  evenings  the  promenade  is  densely  crowded.  The  view 
of  the  bav,  which  is  said  to  rival  the  famous  Bay  of  Naples,  from  this  point  is 
very  hne. 

A  view  is  here  given  of  Prospect  avenue  looking  north,  once  considered 
the  principal  street  in  that  locality.  It  is  ornamented,  in  a  public  way,  by  the 
First  Ward  Park,  a  triangular  piece  of  ground,  in  the  center  of  which  a 
large  and  handsome  fountain  has  been  erected.  In  the  neighborhood  of  this 
avenue,  for  a  distance  of  a  few  blocks  west  and  running  parallel  with  it,  ap- 
pears a  new  city.  The  most  wonderful  improvements  have  there  been  made 
within  the  past  five — we  might  almost  say  the  past  two  or  three  years.    Streets 


PROSPECT   AVENUE. 

have  been  opened  and  graded,  laid  with  water  and  sewer  service,  and  build- 
ing have  s|)rung  up  as  if  by  magic.  They  are  largely  uniform  in  style,  and 
are  constructed  in  the  most  modern  and  tasty  manner,  being  patterns  of  the 
architectural  skill  of  James  Douglas,  whose  taste  is  fully  acknowledged. 
Real  estate  has  greatly  a])preciated  in  this  portion  ot  the  First  Ward,  having 
trel)ied  in  value,  and,  notwithstanding  the  late  panicky  times,  has  not  de- 
clined. 

The  residence  on  the  left  in  the  foregoing  illustration  has  just  been  erected 
by  (}.  K.  Collins  (James  Douglas,  architect.)  Rut  for  the  dense  foliage  lining 
the  walks  on  either  side,  numerous  handsome  residences,  surrounded  by  corri- 
modious  grounds,  could  be  seen. 

At  the  end  of  this  avenue  we  reach  North  Point,  the  boundary  of  the  bay, 
where  are  located  the  Water  Works  and  where  the  celebrated  White-fish  Bay 
road  commences,  but  of  these,  as  well  as  of  other  matters  ot  interest  there- 
abouts, more  will  be  said  in  another  ])Iace. 


THE  WESl  SIDE. 


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GRAND;,AVENUE — LOOKING  .^WEST. 

Having  hurriedly  passed  through  the  East  Side  we  enter  the  residence 
portion  of  the  West  Side  by  way  of  Grand  avenue,  one  view  of  which  is  here 

given.  Next  to 
the  church  in 
the  foreground 
(Spring  Street 
M.  E.)  are  seen 
the  Spring  St. 
Congregational 
Second  Baptist, 
St.  James  &Cal- 
\  iry  churches. 
Grand  Avenue 
offers  many  in- 
ducements to 
the  sight-seer, 
and  therefore 
one  is  not  sur- 
prised to  find 
that  it  is  the 
street  of  streets 
for  promenad- 
ers.  On  pleas- 
:  ant  days  and 
evenings     the 


ST.  JAMES  (KPIS.J'CHURCH. 


CALVARY  (PRKS.)  CHWRCH. 


THE  GRAND  COR^O   UTI H 


walks  are  crowHcd  and  the  pavement  covered  with  flying  vehicles  of  all  de- 
scriptions. Probably  the  most  attractive  feature  on  the  avenue  is  the  elegant 
residence  and  highlv-cultivated  grounds  of  Hon.  Alex.  Mitchell,  an  illustration 
of  which  is  given  below.  This  large  place  occupies  the  block  between  Ninth 
and  Tenth  streets,  and  no  expense  has  been  spared  in  its  adornment.  The 
passer-by  who  stops  to  admire  the  costly  greenhouses  and  conservatories  and 
the  beautiful  lawn,  tastefully  broken  by  shrubs  and  trees  and  l)eds  of  choicest 
flowers,  feels  that  he  is  well  rewarded  for  his  walk. 

If  we  have  mentioned  the  rapid  growth  of  the  upper  portion  of  the  First 
ward  as  something  noteworthy,  we  must  express  e'en  more  astonishment  at 


K:>L,i-.  i.i    Al.hXA.NlJEk  MITCHKLI  . 


the  development  ot  tht;  West  Side,  whose  improvements  are  ot  the  most  sub- 
stantial kind.  Within  the  past  few  years  whole  streets  have  been  opened  and 
no  sooner  grad'^d  and  improved  than  lined  with  costly  structures. 

It  is  a  common  remark  with  visitors  who  have  traveled  extensively,  that 
no  city  shows  such  a  healthy  growth,  during  such  stringent  times,  as  Milwau- 
kee. In  fact,  buiUIing  has  been  and  is  being  carried  on  without  interruption; 
and  it  is  an  important  fact  that  these  im])rovements  are  being  made  with  Mil- 
waukee money,  accumulated  here  by  honest  toil  and  labor. 

Grand  Avenue  parlirularly,  and  adjoining  thoroughfares  to  a  great  de- 
gree, bear  evidence  of  what  we  have  just  asserted.  Lined  v/ith  heavy  shade 
trees,  its  broad  roadway  of  Nicholson  pavement,  the  entire  length,  and' fronted 
on  either  hand  by  elegant  residences  and  carefully-kept  grounds,  the  avenue, 
with  its  surroundings,  is  arlmitlefl  by  travelers  to  be  the  peer,  if  not  superior 
to.  the  famous  Kuclid  Avenue  of  Cleveland. 


THE  ATTRACTIVE  SURROUNDINGS. 


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The  view  here  given  is  of  the  avenue,  lookinnf  east.  The  dense  toliage 
hides  many  of  the  elegant  residences  and  spacious  grounds  which  line  the 
thoroughfare  for  miles.  Among  the  jirominent  structures  erected  during  the  past 
season  are  those  of  Messrs.  Kneeland,  Mullen,  D.  G.  Rogers  and  H.  C.  Atkins. 


The  building  on  the  right,  in  the  above  engraving,  is  the  handsome  residence  ot 
Wm.  Plankinton,  adjoining  the  commodious  homestead  of  John  Plankinton,  his 
father.     At  the  west  end  ot  the  avenue,  on  the  large  estate  and  adjoining  the 


imposing  residence  oi  S.  S.  Merrill,  is  one  ot  the  most  pleasmg  specimens  of  the 
cottage  style  of  architecture  to  be  seen  anywhere:  the  home  of  V^  ashmgton 
Becker.     Its  massive  ivy-clad  stone  walls  remind  one  ot  old  English  homes. 


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WEST- END  IMPROVEMENTS. 


While  the  residences  lining^  Grand  Avenue  compare  favorably  with  those 
of  anv  other  portion  of  the  city,  the  grounds  at  the  west  end  ol  thf  thor- 
oughfare are  observed  to  be  much  more  extensive,  giving  opportunity  for  the 
display  of  skill  in  landscape  gardening  not  afforded  in  the  more  compactly 
settled  portions  of  the  city.  Here  we  notice  the  absence  of  division  fences,' 
adding  greatly  to  the  beauty  ot  the  effect,  and  making  the  avenue  to  seem- 
ingly pass  through  one  immense  and  elegant  park.  The  imposing  grandeur 
of  the  natural  forest  trees  and  ornamental  shrubbery  enhances  the  general 
scene  and  renders  it  the  object  of  heartiest  admiration  by  all  who  see  it.  To 
all  this  native  beauty  is  added  the  benefits  of  latest  public  work.  In  no  other 
poftion  of  the  city  have  street  improvements  been  so  extensively  and  substan- 
tially carried  on  as  on  Grand   Avenue  and   adjacent  streets.     Water,  sewer 


RESIDENCES  OF  J.  H.  TESCH  AND  OE  S.  A.   HARRISON. 

and  gas  service  are  laid  in  the  entire  street,  and  the  dense  foliage  affords  fine 
shade  for  the  walks,  which  extends  even  to  the  city  limits,  as  shown  in  the 
above  illustration. 

From  here  to  the  National  Soldiers'  Home,  ot  which  we  shall  speak  in 
another  place,  is  but  a  short  distance,  and  by  far  the  handsomest  view  of  the 
spacious  grounds  and  main  building  is  obtained  from  the  high  bluff  bordering 
this  side  ot  the  .beautiful  Menomonee  Vallev. 

It  is  a  sale  prediction  that  within  a  short  time  all  ot  this  property,  owing 
to  the  improvements  now  under  way,  will  be  eagerlv  sought  for  by  people  ot 
wealth  and  culture,— the  lovers  of  rural  beauties  which  are  here 'so  lavishly 
bestowed  by  .Nature's  hand.  The  beauties  of  the  country  combine  with  the 
comforts  o!  the  city;  Nature  is  aided  and  supplemented  by  art;  what  more 
can  one  desire  ? 


PAST  AND  PRESENT. 


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IN    OLDEN    TIMES — THE    ROGERS'    HOMESTEAD. 

The  above  represents  a  relic  ot  the  olden  time,  formerly  the  residence  ot 
the  late  Jas.  H.  Rogers,  on  Sixth  street,  at  one  time  considered  a  pride  to  the 
city.  The  difference  between  that  and  the  modern  style  is  shown  by  the  illus- 
tration of  the  elegant  residence  of  Capt.  Fred  Pabst,  cor.  Eighth  and  Chestnut 
street,  designed  by  the' well-known  and  successful  architect,  H.  C.  Koch. 


THE  MODERN   STYLE- RESIDENCE   OF   FRED.   PABST, 


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NORiH WESTERN  AND  SOUTHERN 


The  northwestern  part  of  the  city  embraces  an  extensive  territory  equally 
elevated  with  that  just  described,  and  has  ample  space  for  the  growth  of  the 
residence  portion  in  that  direction.  It  obtains  a  commanding  view  of  the 
entire  business  part  and  much  of  the  residence  part,  as  was  shown  by  the 
illustration  on  page  ii,  which  was  taken  from  that  locality.  From  the  fact 
that  the  business  quarter  there  was  prominently  occupied  by  our  German 
foliow-citizens,  and  has  been  to  a  large  degree  sustained  by  them,  it  was  quite 
natural  for  the  residence  portion  to  also  be  generally  occupied  by  them. 
Among  the  handsome  structures  which  the  visitor  sees  in  this  locality  are  the 
homes  ot  some  of  our  most  successful  and  prominent  merchants  and  pro- 
fessional men.  Here,  as  elsewhere,  the  advantages  of  liberal  public  improve- 
ments are  noticed,  and  property  has  steadily  appreciated.  Lately  many 
sireets  have  bren  ojiened  and  already  can  be  observed  the  growth  ot  new 
residences. 


IIANOVKR   .SIKEET   LUOKINC    NORTH. 


The  South  Side  also  contains  many  handsome  residences  and  has  kept  up 
with  the  other  sides  in  all  manner  of  public  and  private  improvements.  The 
illustration  selected  is  of  Hanover  street  looking  north,  showing  the  attrac- 
tive residences  of  Messrs. Durr,  Schneider,  Hilbert,  Paul  and  others;  also  St. 
John's  (Ej)is.)  Church,  the  Mitchell  school-building,  and,  in  the  lurther  dis- 
tance, .St.  (iali's  fCatholic)  Church,  in  the  Fourth  ward,  across  the  Menomo- 
nce  river.  The  South  Siile  is  especially  distinguished  by  an  originally  at- 
tractive landscape,  declining  regularly  from  an  elevated  plateau  west  ot  the 
high  western  boundary  line  ot  the  city  toward  lake  and  river,  all  now  taste- 
fully utilized  by  capacious  streets,  mathematically  laid  out  and  expensively 
improved;  by  the  marvelous  rajjidity  of  its  recent  growth  in  population  and 
weahh;  l)y  its  extensive  harbor  accommodations  and  long  lines  of  dockage, 
extending   completely   around    three  sides  of  this   portion   of  the  city;  by  the 


PORTIONS  OF  CiTV. 


27 


vast  capital  invested  here  in  lake  commerce  and  manufacturing  enterprises, 
nourishing  apart  from  each  and  yet  in  close  proximity  to  the  most  eligible 
residence  streets  of  the  city;  and  by  the  great  number  and  variety  of  its  church 
edifices  and  school  buildings,  adapted  to  the  accommodation  of  every  form  of 
religious  belief,  and  to  all  modern  methods  and  degrees  of  public  and  private 
education.  On  this  side  of  the  river,  also,  are  centred  the  chief  passenger  and 
freight  depots  of  the  several  railroad  companies,  and  mercantile  pursuits  are 
becoming  rapidly  prominent— probably  more  than  two  miles  of  its  streets 
being  devoted  to  various  branches  of  the  retail  trade. 

Here,  as  elsewhere,  the  completion  ot  an  extended  system  of  horse  railroads 
has  assisted  greatly  in  increasing  the  growth  and  permanent  prosperity  of  the 
locality.  The  lines  of  road  lately  opened  to  Bay  View  and  to  the  Forest  Home 
Cemetery  have  virtually  brought  outside  property  nearer  to  the  business  cen- 
ters, and  thereby  enhanced  its  value  and  opened  it  up  to  rapid  improvements. 


EMIL   SCHANDEIN  S    RESIDENCE. 


From  the  elegant  residence  of  Emil  Schandein,  on  Park  street,  a  magnifi- 
cent view  is  obtained,  not  only  over  the  Menomonee  Valley,  to  the  north  and 
west,  but  of  the  entire  South  Side  and  of  the  bay. 

Elizabeth  street  has  recently  been  widened  to  100  feet,  and  shows  many 
handsome  residences.  It  is  the  principal  avenue  from  this  part  of  the  city  to 
the  National  Soldiers'  Home.  Leaving  the  city,  and  entering  the  town  of 
WauwatQsa,  \\e  arc  transferred  at  once  to  country  life.  Numerous  villas 
meet  the  eye  on  every  hand,  but  we  notice  particularly  that  of  Col.  Wm.  H. 
Jacobs,  (upon  whose  grounds  is  a  fine  artesian  well  sunk  to  a  depth  of  1300 
feet)  and  the  sylvan  retreat  of  J.  R.  Goodrich,  of  the  firm  of  Bali  &  Goodrich. 
Passing  these  attractive  spots  we  enter  the  grounds  of  the  Soldiers'  Home, 
through  the  South  Gate. 


28 


NATIONAL  SOLDIERS  HOME. 


TO  omit  a  visit  to  the  Soldiers' 
Home  would  be  to  miss  one  ot 
the  most  attractive  sights  Milwaukee 
affords.  This  asylum  for  disabled 
volunteers  (towards  the  erection  ot 
which  Milwaukee  contributed  $ioo,- 
ooo)  is  located  in  the*  center  of  a 
beautiful  park,  which  is  constantly 
improved  and  cared  for  by  the 
inmates.  The  total  amount  of  land 
belonging  to  the  institution  is  425 
acres,  a  large  portion  of  which  is 
under  farm  cultivation,  yielding  a 
fair  proportion  ot  the  supplies  for 
the  use  of  the  Home.    The  extensive 


park  surrounciini;  tiic  niani  Duilding  seems  especially  adapted  for  the  purpose. 
Winding  roads,  smooth  and  carefully  kept,  lead  the  visitor  through  delightful 
groves,  and  every  now  and  then  skirt  the  bank  of  a  tiny,  foliage-fringed  lake, 
whose  mirrored  surface  reflects  the  beauty  surrounding  it.  The  accompany- 
ing illustration  shows  one  of  these  lakes  (the  largest)  but  of  its  dazzling 
brilliancy  when,  upon  gala  occasions,  it  is  illuminated  by  means  of  lights 
closely  placed  upon  its  brink,  we  have  no  words  to  speak.  The  park,  flashing 
with  f  ari-colored  illuminations,  presents  a  picture  always  remembered,  if  seen. 
The  view  on  the  following  page  is  ot  the  main  building,  which  cared  for 
S60  inmates  last  winter.  Entering  the  main  hall,  on  the  left  is  the  Commandant's 
office,  and  adjoining  is  the  reception  room;  opposite  are  the  Secretary's  office 
and  officers'  rooms.  Towards  the  rear  are  the  dining  halls,  kitchens  and 
bakery;  in  the  basement  the  quarter-master's  rooms,  store  rooms,  laundry, 
and  a  restaurant  for  the  accommodation  of  visitors.      Above   is   the  post- 


•i  ornr    • 


10 


1HE  BUILDINGS  AND 


office,  library,  read- 
ing- -  room,  printing 
office, large  hall  used 
as  a  chapel  and  for 
concerts,  etc.  -  with 
still  room  enough 
kit  tor  the  dormito- 
ries. During  the 
stason  frequent  en- 
Urt  a  i  n  m  e  n  t  s  are 
;^iven  at  the  Home, 
Milwaukee's  local 
artists  assisting.  The 
building  is  lighted 
bv  gas,  ma?iufactur- 
on  the  grounds, 
;iik1  heated  through- 
out by  steam. 

Aside  Irom  the 
main  building  are 
t  h  e  Commandant's 
residence,  the  Secre- 
tary's and  Surgeon's 
quarters,  the  {arm 
niildings,  the  hospi- 
tal (ouiuncd  in  the  sketch  of  the  lake;,  and  the  engine  house  (which  is  sup- 
plied with  a  modern  steam  fire-engine  and  apparatus.)  As  will  be  seen  by 
the  first  illustration,  the  Commandant's  residence  is  handsome  and  the  other 
officers,  Sec.  Lough  and  Surgeon  J.  L.  Page,  M.  D.,  have  no  reason  to  complain. 
A  pavilion  has  been  erected  for  the  accommodation  ot  the  fine  band 
which,  under  Prof. 
Wilkinson's  di- 
recti.pn,  gives  a  free 
concert  every  Sun- 
day afternoon  during 
the  warm  season — 
and  just  across  the 
broad  road  has  been 
put  up  a  large  danc- 
ing pavilion.  Sketches 
of  these  are  further 
on  givt-n. 

Tile  South  Gate, 
through  which  we 
entered  the  grounds, 
and  which  is  repre- 
sented in  the  illus- 
trations, is  a  beautiful 
specimen  ol  rustic 
work,  constructed  b\ 
the  inmates  ol  th< 
Home.  With  s  c 
much  lime  il  is  bui 
natural  that  their 
i  n  V  t*  n  t  i  vr     venins 


CROUNDS.— FOREST  HoMM. 


3* 


should   have  play — and  the  result  is  seen  in  many 

curious  and  attractive  objects,  here  and  there. 
The  word  "Home"  is  expressive  as  applied  to 

this  institution,  for  the  veterans  have,  as  far  as  it  is 

possible,  all  the  advantages  and  comforts  of  the 

"dearest  spot  on  earth."     Discipline  is  enforced  - 

and  strictly-  but  that  is  found  one  of  the  means  to 

insure  the  most  good.      All   harmless  games  are 

afforded  and  encouraged,  and  it  is  one  of  the  prett\-  . 

sights  to  witness  the  interest  a  squad  ol  wooden - 

legged,   battered  veterans  take  in  a  simple  game 

of  croquet.     Billiards,   chess,  etc.,  are  also  much 

resorted    to.      The    reading-room,    of  which    we 

have   spoken,    furnishes    about     175    papers    anc 

magazines,  aud  the   library  contains  about  4,000  .^-^ 

volumes.     Thus,  those  inclined  to  literary  recrea- 
tion or  information  are  gratified. 

From  all  states  in  the  Union  come  these  dependent  ones,  many  of  tKem 

leaving  families  in  their  native  towns,  while  they  come  out  here  to  receive  the 

benefits    of  medical   treatment  for  wounds  received   or   diseases    contracted 

during  their  service  in  their  country's  cause. 

The  annual  expense  ot  sustaining  this  institution  is  about  $100,000,  and 

is  amply  provided  tor  by  the  funds  set  apart  by  the  national  government.  The 

labor  performed  by  the  inmates  results  to  their  credit  in  the  matter  of  wages 

— and  their  misdemeanors  subject  them  to  fines.    And  thus  life  runs  on  at  the 

Home;  quietly  and  happily,  but  under  the  necessary  military   discipline.      To 

the  officers  in  charge  much  credit  is  to  be  given  for  the  perfect  order  inwhich 

the  visitor  finds  the  buildings  and  park.      The  Commandant  is  Gen.   E.   W. 

Hincks,  a  thorough  officer;  the  Secretary,  Capt.  W.  H.  Lough,  may  be  addressed 

for  a  handsomely  illustrated  volume,  containing  particulars  about  the  Home. 
To   the  south  ot  Soldiers'  Home,  and  at  no  grent  distance,    is    Forest 

Home,  the  most  beautiful   cemetery  of  Milwaukee.      The    plot   of   ground 
•^^^,  contains     169X     acres, 

^•!^^^^<^'  ^^    ^_  -^^'X  having    cost    originally 

i^iiC"^ — *- ■•%  ^      from   $50   to    $300    per 

acre,  and  nature  and 
art  have  combined  to 
render  it  exceedingly 
handsome.  Very  costly 
rre  many  of  the  vaults 
and  monuments  that 
mark  the  resting  places 
ot   the  departed. 

There  are  laid  out 
about  five  miles  ot 
avenues,  all  con- 
structed upon  the  most 
<i  p  p  r  o  V  e  d  methods. 
Visitors  whose  sojourn 
m  this  city  is  not  brief 
scarcely  ever  fnil  to 
\  isit  Forest  Home  the 
Mount  Auburn  of  the 
West. 


THE  RENO  WNED  BA  Y. 


Zl 


Beautiful  indeed  is  the  view  of  Milwaukee  and  the  bay  from  the  south 
point,  (called  by  the  Indians  "Nojoshing")  in  the  neig'hborhood  of  St.  Francis 
Seminary,  an  institution  ior  the  education  of  students  to  the  Catholic  priest- 
hood. This  seminary,  a  sketch  of  which  is  given  on  the  preceding  page,  is 
situated  about  four  miles  south  of  the  city,  in  the  midst  of  a  forest,  about  loo 
steps  distant  from  the  lake.  The  institution  was  founded  in  1853  by  the  late 
Dr.  Joseph  Salzmann,  who  lived  to  see  it  expand  into  one  of  the  largest  insti- 
tutions of  the  kind  in  the  land.  The  main  building  has  lately  been  supple- 
mented by  a  wing  which  is  of  but  little  smaller  dimensions  than  the  original 
structure.  In  the  immediate  neighborhood  is  the^t.  yEmilianus  orphan  asy- 
lum, and,  but  a  short  distance,  a  Teachers'  Seminary  and  the  "Fio  Nono" 
College  (founded  in  1873) — also  the  result  of  Dr.  Salzmann's  labors.  A  relic 
of  olden  time,  a  cloister  unpretending  in  appearance,  belonging  to  and  in- 
habited to  this  day  by  the  St.  Franciscans,  is  also  athand.  All  these  buildings 
are  beautifully  located  in  the  forest  abounding  on  the  lake  shore. 


MlLWAUKtE   BAY. 


Another  attractive  and  comprehensive  view  of  the  city  and  bay  is  obtained 
from  a  point  of  land  jutting  ■out  into  the  lake  near  the  north  point  of  the  bay, 
called  by  the  Indians  "Minnewawa,"  and  which  was  their  favorite  resort  in 
summer  for  fishing  and  bathing.  Here  we  find  one  of  the  most  beautiful 
summer  resorts,  the  Sherman  House  (represented  in  the  sketch  given  above.) 
Although  the  inland  summer  places  are  visited  and  greatly  admired,  we  will 
be  pardoned  for  claiming  that  Milwaukee  offers  greater  advantages  as  a  sum- 
mer resort.  The  cool  lake  breeze,  which  keeps  the  atmosphere  from  ten  to 
fifteen  degrees  cooler  than  at  any  inland  place,  is  an  important  feature,  and 
the  inevitable  ennui  of  small  country  places  is  avoided  by  the  metropolitan 
advantages  of  one  of  the  most  beautiful  and  healthy  cities  on  the  continent, 
with  its  high  rolling  lands,  its  pleasant  drives  and  parks,  its  churches,  libraries 
and  places  of  amusement — all  of  which  combine  to  make  it  the  most  desirable 
resort  for  the  invalid  or  pleasure  seeker. 


TRADE.  COMMERCE-BUSINESS  PORTION  OF  THE  CITY 


Railroad  Connections. 


Thf  railroads  directly  or  indirectly  centering-  in  Milwaukee  and  throwing 
the  bulk  of  their  traffic  to  the  city  cover  several  thousands  ot  miles  absolutely, 
and  comprehend  even  many  more.  Not  only  do  the  lines  gather  from  all  por- 
tions within  the  state,  but  they  open  from  the  entire  Northwest.  Products  from 
Minnesota  and  Iowa  are  directly  brought  to  Milwaukee;  trade  from  the  neigh- 
borhood of  the  Missouri  is  secured;  northern  Illinois  serves  as  another  source 
of  supply,  and  the  connecting  link  between  the  Northern  Pacific  and  Wisconsin 
Central  railways  (only  70  or  80  miles)  will  open  up,  directly  to  our  benefit,  the 
route  taken  by  the  Northern  Pacific  through  Minnesota,  Dakota,  Montana, 
Idaho  and  Washington  Territory  to  Puget's  Sound.  Indeed,  with  such  a  view 
presented,  one  feels  safe  in  predicting  a  grand  future  for  Milwaukee.  Already 
many  trunk  lines,  among  the  longest  and  most  thoroughly  equipped  in  the 
country,  center  here  and  are  in  excellent  running  order.  Traffic  to  and  from 
the  Eas  t  and  the  Northwest  takes  in  Milwaukee  on  its  way.  The  great  wheat 
section  feeds  directly  to  this  city  and  hundreds  pf  thousand  bushels  are  daily 
handled  at  the  elevators,  representing  hundreds  of  thousands  ot  dollars  in 
clear  currency.  All  of  this  means  a  healthy  business  that  cannot  fail  in  pro- 
ducing its  results  upon  trade  and  commerce  generally.  Three  divisions  ot 
the  C,  M.  &  St.  P.  R.  R.  e.xtend  to  the  principal  cities  and  towns  on  the 
Mississippi  and  westward  through  Minnesota  and  Iowa  towards  the  Missouri, 
leaditTg  directly  to  Milwaukee.  Over  the  West  Wisconsin  road  comes  the  staples 
from  the  Chippewa,  Eau  Claire  and  St.  Croix  regions.  Three  routes  lead  to 
Green  Bay  and  the  northern  part  of  the  state.  The  Wisconsin  Central  now 
extends  a  clear  line  from  Milwaukee  to  Ashland,  Lake  Superior,  running 
almost  directly  through  the  center  of  the  state  and  opening  up  a  country  rich 
in  prospects.  Can  anyone  estimate  the  advantage  this  will  be  in  a  few  years 
— the  more  especially  when,  as  above  stated,  the  short  connecting  link  with 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railroad  is  made  ? 

Among  the  lines  lately  extended  is  the  Milwaukee,  Lake  shore  and  West- 
ern, from  Appleton  to  New  London  oh  the  Wolf  river,  thus  bringing  easily  to 
hand  another  of  the  lumber  districts  of  Northern  Wisconsin.  Several  other 
routes  have  lately  been  thrown  open  to  the  public,  in  each  case  bringing  new 
advantages  to  Milwaukee.  As  a  railroad  center,  in  fact,  the  city  is  becoming 
remarkable,  her  iron  arms  stretching  forth  in  every  direction  and  laying  hands 
upon  all  things  that  can  tend  to  her  advancement  and  therefore  to  that  of  the 
stale  at  large.  A  projected  route,  one  that  will  without  doubt  some  day  be 
built,  is  the  Milwaukee  cS:  St.  Louis  air-line,  taking  in  the  immense  coal-fields 
on  the  way.  It  needs  no  argument  to  convince  the  business  man  of  the  value 
of  such  a  line;  the  facilities  for  coal  supply  would  enable  Milwaukee  to  take 
still  higher  rank  as  a  manufacturing  place.  The  completion,  during  the  past 
year,  of  the  road  been  Portage  and  Stevens  Point  (85  miles  in  length)  by  the 
Wisconsin  Central,  was  an  important  feature  in  the*  chain  of  iron-links  that 
run  across  and  overthe  state,  binding  each  portion  closely  to  the  others.  The 
accompanying  map.  designed  and  engraved  with  special  care,  shows  our  ad- 
mirabii-  railroad  system  and  is  worthy  of  careful  perusal.  With  thousands  ot 
miles  of  road,  running  through  the  most  fertile  and  productive  country,  with 
elevators  and  warehouses  sufficient  to  accommodate  the  products  as  they  are 
brought,  and  with  trunk  railroads  and  steamship  lines  waiting  to  communi- 
cate with  the  East  and  country  at  large,  what  can  hinder  the  further  rapic| 
growth,  the  material  advancement  of  the  Cream  City  ? 


V(^ 


ze&3?  OF 
Milwaukee  Railroads 


OI^    THE    SEVEK-A-L    K.  A.I  Xj"W  A.  Y  S    OF    "W"  I  S  O  O  KT  S  I IST 

with  headquarters  at  Milwaukee  directly  tributary  to  it  are 


than  3600  miles.       The  various  Railroads   of    Iowa,  Mi 


and  the  States  and  Territories 


with  some  o(  the  above  Trunk  Line; 


o 


SHIPPING  FACILIIIES. 


Harbor,  Lake  Communication,  Etc. 


The  harbor  of  Milwauker  is  admitted  to  be  the  best  inland  harbor  on  the 
entire  continent,  and  it  is  a  fact  the  importance  of  which  cannot  be  over-esti- 
mated. The  superiority  of  our  harbor  was  j^ained  by  cutting-  throup^h.  the 
narrow  strip  of  land  Ivinp  between  the  Milwaukee  river  and  Lake  Michigan, 
forming-  what  is  known  as  the  "Straight  Cut" — which  is,  as  the  name  indicates, 
the  nearest  entrance  from  the  lake  to  the  river.  This  "Cut"  is  260  feet  wide, 
1,370  feet  long,  and  has  an  average  depth  of  17  feet  of  water,  thus  affording, 
at  all  seasons,  a  perfectly  safe  entrance  to  vessels  of  the  heaviest  draught. 
The  wharfs  on  the  rivers  are  numerous  and  commodious,  either  bank  being 
docked  for  miles;  no  matter  to  what  extent  our  shipping  interests  grow,  there 
will  always  be  wharf-room.  Far  out  in  the  bay  is  the  beacon  light,  a  fixed 
red,  visible  at  a  distance  of  twelve  miles.  Nearer  the  shore,  on  the  stone  pier, 
is  the  new  light-house,  while  on  the  south  shore  ot  the  '-Straight  Cut"  proper 
has  been  located  the  fully-equipped  U.  S.  Life  Saving  Station. 

As  Lake  Michigan  is  one  of  the  chain  of  lakes  connecting  the  East  and 
West,  and  as,  through  the  St.  Lawrence  river,  access  is  had  to  the  Atlantic, 
it  follows  that  Milwaukee,  through  her  shipping  interests,  even  as  with  her 
thorough   system  ot  railroads,   can    carry    on    uninterrupted   communication 


THE   HARBOR. 


with  the  outer  world,  being  a  port  ot  entry.  Indeed,  the  ships  of  Milwaukee 
can  be  seen  on  all  seas;  as  tar  back  as  1859  ^  Milwaukee  merchant  consigned 
the  cargo  of  the  "Hanover"  of  this  city,  for  Hamburg,  Germany.  The  "G. 
C.  Trumpf"  and  other  ships  have  cleared  trom  this  port  for  Europe  with 
wheat  cargoes;  among  these  may  be  mentioned  the  "Gold  HuiUer.''  "M.  S. 
Scott,"  "Juniata  Patten." 

Various  lines  of  steamers  ply  between  this  city  and  other  points  upon  the 
lake  daily  during  summer  and  winter.  The  steamers  of  the  Northwestern 
Transportation  Co.,  the  Goodrich  Transportation  Co.  and  the  Engelmann 
Line  connect  at  Grand  Haven  with  the  Detroit  and  Milwaukee  R.  R.,  (thence 
to  the  East)  and  at  Ludington  with  the  Flint  &  Pere  Marquette  R.  R.,  which 
runs  through  the  northern  portion  of  Michigan  to  Port  Huron  and  Detroit. 
To  points  on  the  west  shore  of  the  Lake  and  the  Superior  regions,  the  steam- 
ers of  the  Goodrich  Transportation  Co.,  Spencer's  Line  and  Leopold  &  Aus- 
trian's Line  ply.  In  addition  to  these  are  the  numerous  steamers  connecting 
Milwaukee  with  the  East  by  way  of  the  chain  ol  lakes. 


38  RECEIPTS  AND  SHIPMENTS. 


With  these  accommodations  it  will  readily  be  seen  that  the  facilities  for 
transporting  passengers  and  goods  are  something  remarkable.  The  compe- 
tition is  just  sufficient  to  give  to  the  general  public  a  low  tariff,  an  important 
feature.  The  steamers  are  handsomely  furnished  and  passengers  have  all  the 
comforts  and  attention  possible;  during  the  warm  and  pleasant  weather  thou- 
sands prefer  to  make  their  journeys  by  water,  and  the  passenger  traffic 
therefore  amounts  to  considerable  in  the  course  of  the  season. 

Milwaukee  as  a  Grain  Market. 


Milwaukee  is  not  merely  a  prominent  grain  market — it  is  the  largest 
primary  wheat  market  in  the  world.  This  is  not  a  small  thing  to  boast  of, 
for  business  men  appreciate  the  vast  benefit  there  is  to  a  city  in  handling 
large  quantities  of  grain.  Though  it  may  be  received  to-day  and  shipped  to- 
morrow, some  pecuniary  benefit  accrues  in  the  day's  detention.  Wheat  sells 
in  the  Milwaukee  market  for  a  higher  price  than  in  Chicago;  this  is  accounted 
for  by  the  fact  that  Milwaukee  wheat  sells  for  a  higher  price  proportionately 
in  Eastern  and  foreign  markets,  on  account  ot  the  superiority  in  inspection. 
No.  2  wheat,  inspected  in  Milwaukee  commands  the  highest  figures  any- 
where, for  dealers  are  aware  that  the  grading  has  been  carefully  attended  to 
and  the  wheat  is  first-class;  carelessness  in  inspection  in  other  markets  has 
deteriorated  the  grade  and  consequently  the  price.  Therefore  one  is  not  sur- 
prised to  learn  that,  so  far  as  practicable,  all  wheat  raised  in  the  Northwest- 
ern States  is  shipped  to  this  city.  Merely  as  an  example  we  will  mention 
that  out  of  75  car-loads  that  left  a  certain  station  in  Iowa  one  day  lately,  6o 
came  to  Milwaukee,  15  went  to  Chicago.  The  reader  can  estimate  the  pro- 
portion. 

In  studying  the  comparative  tables,  following,  it  should   be  remembered 
that  the  crop  of  1876  was  remarkably  small,  thus  making  the  comparison  un- 
favorable;  it  was  not   owing  to   a  diversion   of  trade;   and  it  should  also  be 
borne  in  mind  that  Miwaukee  suffered  less  in  comparison  than  any  other  city. 
The  following  labK-  shows  the  receipts  ot  last  year  compared  with    1875: 
1876.  1875. 

Wheat 18,174,817 27,878,727  husliels. 

Corn 798,458 949,605 

Oats 1,745.673 1,634.132 

Barley 2,029,819 1,675,716 

Ry.^ 354.859 230,854      " 

Total 23, 103,626 32,378,014  bushels. 

This  shows  a  decrease  in  1876  of  9,264;388  bushels.  In  Chicago  the  re- 
ceipts of  wheat  in  1876  were  16,574,058  bushels,  against  24,206,378  in  1875, 
a  decrease  of  7,632,320  bushels.  On  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  floor  there 
were  sold,  in  1875,  193.270,000  bushels  of  wheat,  and  in  1876  230,955,000 
bushels.  According  to  the  last  official  report  the  following  were  the  receipts, 
shipments,  etc  ,  ol  wheat: 

Bushels. 

Received  durnig  1876 18,174,817 

In  store  from  1 875 3,266,966 


Total . .  2 1 ,441 ,783 

Shipped 16,804,394 

Local  Consumption 2,914,214 

In  store  1,723,175 

■'"«>t>il...  ._. ,..21,441,783 


OF  GRAIN  AND  PLOUR. 


39 


Of  the  remaining  grains,  the  following  table  shows  the  receipts,  shipments 
and  consumption  during  1876: 


Corn .  . 
Oats .  . 
Barley 
Rye. . 


ReceiptsL 


798,458 
1,745,673 
1,129,819 

354,859 


Shipments. 


06,908 

1,377,560 

1,235,481 

220,964 


700,000 
300,000 
822,000 
200,000 


The  present  year  will  show  ^.n  entirely  different  aspect,  in  comparison, 
for  the  crop  has  proved  extremely  large,  and  the  demand  strong,  making  a 
brisk  movement.  During  one  week,  (ending  .Sept.  29th)  the  receipts  of  wheat 
alone  amounted  to  1,616,000  bushels,  the  largest  in  the  history  of  the  city,  or 
in  the  world. 


The    following    table   shows  the 
Milwaukee  during  the  past  32  years  : 


shipments    of    flour    and    grain     from 


Flour 
Bbls. 


1845 7,550 

1846   15,756 

1847 34,840 

1848   92,732 

1849 136,657 

1850  \     100,017 

1851     51,889 

1852 92,995 

1853 104,055 

1854 145,0:-!2 

1855 181,568 

1856 188,455 

1857 228,442 

1858 298,668 

1859 282,956 

1860 457,343 

1861 674,474 

1862 711,405 

1863 603,525 

1864 414,833 

1865 567,576 

1866  720,365 

1867 921,663 

1868 1,017,598 

1869 '  1,220,058 

1870 1,225,941 

1871 !  1,211,427 

1872 1,232,036 

1873 1,805,200 

1874 ;  2,217,579 

1875 1  2,163,346 

1876 1  2,654,028 


Wheat 
Bushel. 


95,510 

213,448 

598,411 

602,474. 

1,136,023 

297,570 

317,285 

564,404 

956,703 

1,809,452 

2,641,746 

2,761,976 

2,581,311 

3,994,213 

4,732,957 

7,568,608 

13,300,495 

14,915,680 

12,837,620 

8,992,479 

10,479,777 

11,634,749 

9,598,452 

9,867,029 

14,272,799 

16,127,838 

13,409,467 

11,570,565 

24,994,266 

32,255,380 

22,681,020 

,16,804,394 


Corn 
Bushel. 


Oats 
Bushel. 


Barley 
Bushel. 


Rye 

Bushel. 


2,500 

5,000 

13,828 

2,220 

270 

164,908 

112,132 

218 

472 

43,9.58 

41,364 

37,204 

1,485 

9,489 

88,989 

140,786 

71,203 

480,408 

266,249 

'93^806 
103,173 
419,133 
1,557,958 
197,920 
556,563 
226,895 
96,908 


4,000 

2,100 

7,892 

363,841 

131,716 

404,999 

13,833 

5,433 

2,775 

562,067 

299,002 

64,682 

1,200 

79,094 

831,600 

811,634 

326,472 

1,636,595 

622,469 

536,539 

351,768 

210,187 

772,929 

1,323,234 

990,525 

726,035 

1,160,450 

1,377,560 


15,000 

15,270 
103,840 
322,261 
291,890 
33!), 338 
(i:;,379 
10,393 

800  • 
63,178  I 
53,216  ' 
28,056  ■ 

5,220 
44,800  i 
133,449  i 
23,479  I 
29,597  ! 
18,988  ; 
30,822  I 
95,036  I 
120,662 
469,325  ' 
576,453 
931,725 
688,455  : 
464,837 
867,970 
1,  235,481  ' 


54,692 

80,365 

113,443 

20,030 


5,378 

11,577 

9,735 

29,810 

126,301 

84,047 

18,210 

51,444 

255,329 

106,795 

91,443 

78,035 

62,494 

208,896 

209,751 

255,928 

79,879 

98,923 

220,964 


40 


RECEIVERS,  SHIPPERS  AND  DEALERS. 


ROBERT  ELIOT  &  CO., 

(Elstablished  in  1855.) 

ProduceCom  mission  Merchants. 

SPECIALITIES  : 

Grain,  Dressed  Hogs  &  Live  Stock, 

113  Michigan  Street. 

L.  EVERINGHAM  &  Co., 

DRESSED  HOGS,   PROVISIONS 
— 4KD— 

Grain  Commission  Mercliants, 

OFFICES  : 

9  &  10  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


U  r.  HODGES. 


J.  H.  SMITH. 


L.  R  HODGES  &  CO., 

General  Commission  Merchants, 

366  &  368    BROADWAY. 
B.  H.  CHANDLER.         J.  A.  BROWN.         G.  W.  CHANDLER' 

CHANDLER,  BROWN  &CO., 

Grain,  Flour,  Live  Stock  and  Produce 

COMMISSION. 

93  Chamber  of  Commerce,  Sj:  122  Washington  Street, 
MILWAUKEE.         «r  CHICAGO. 


C.  J.  KERSHAW  &   CO., 

GENERAL 

Commission  Merchants. 

AND  PROVISION  BROKERS, 
7  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


w.  p.  McLaren  &  co., 

Commission  Produce  Buyers, 

1  &  2  ChamberCommerce,  ;^  21  ChamberCommerce, 
MILWAUKEE.         i&J,  CHICAGO. 


W.  p.  McLaren. 
J.  A.  Sice. 


W.  P.  McLaren.   J.  M.  Love 
J.  A .  Rice. 


CHARLES  RAY.  T.  E.  BALDING.  A.  C.  BUELl. 

CHARLES  RAY  &  CO., 

General  Commission  Merchants 

6  Chamber  of  Commerce. 

H.  B.  KELLOGG  &  CO., 

Successors  to 
L.  H.  KELLOGG  &  CO., 

General  Commission  Merchants 

Established  1847. 
I.  BARTLKTT.  -  -  -  O.  MOHR. 

ZINKHlSENMURTLE'rr&CO., 

Produce  Commission  JilERCHANis. 

90 Michigan  Street,  f.i  136  W.-ishinRton  St.,  Koomai, 
MILWAUKEE.   »\  CHICAGO. 


■  .  p.  BACON. 


O.  E.  DRITT. 


M.  P.  AIKEN. 


E.  P.   BACON   &  CO., 

r^^  O  K,  -A.  I  ISr  '^J 

Commiission  Mei'chants, 


353  Broadway. 


ANGUS  SMITH  &  CO., 
Commission  Merchants 

Proprietors  of  Northwestern  Eleyators. 

OFFICES  :  366  &  368  Broadway. 


A.  K.  Shepard  &  Co.. 
COMMISSION  MERCHANTS, 


18  &  19  Chamber  of  Commerce. 


PHCENIX  MILLS. 

1-c.  s.<ft.2siDEi^soisr  sc  00., 

Manufacturers  of 

Choice   Grades 

-) of  (- 

spring  Wheat    Flour, 


EAGLE  FLOURING  MILLS, 

J.  B.  A.  KER.N,  Proprietor, 


manufacturer  of 


Choice  Family  §  Baker's  Flours 

FROM  SPRING  &  WINTER  WHEAT. 


A.  V.  BISHOP, 

Commission  Merchant, 

(flour    and  GRAIN,) 

Wholesale  Chee.se  Dealer, 

81   &  83  Detroit  Street. 

A.  J.  w.  pTerce  &  CO., 

WHOLESALE 

BXJTTEK,,    EC3-03 

AND  DRIKD  FRUIT  DEALERS. 

158  &  160  West  Water  Street. 

E.  BOARDMAN  &  SON, 

WOOL  MERCHANTS, 

151  West  Water  Street 


OUR  ELEVATORS  AND  MILLS. 


41 


These  figures  give  the  reader  an  idea  of  the  enormous  business  in  grain 
transacted  annually  in  Milwaukee.  The  reputation  of  the  commission  mer- 
chants is  first-class  and,  notwithstanding  the  heavy  option  business,  which 
renders  the  market  sensitive  and  liable  to  sudden  Huctuations,  very  lew  fail- 
ures are  recorded  from  year  to  year.  Many  of  the  commission  merchants 
are  among  the  wealthiest  and  most  substantial  of  our  citizens. 

Among  the  largest  receivers  and  shippers  of  grain  in  this  market  are 
those  whose  cards  appear  upon  the  preceding  page.  It  must  be  understood 
that  this  list  does  not  purport  to  embrace  all  of  our  large  operators,  space  at 
our  control  being  limited;  but  the  houses  mentioned  are  representative  ot  the 
wealth  and  energy  which  characterize  so  many  of  the  wheat-operators  and 
produce-dealers  of  the  city. 

It  follows  that  with  such  an  immense  receiving  and  shipping  business, 
Milwaukee  must  have  ample  elevator  facilities.      The  C,  M.  &  St.  P.  R.  R. 


'  iiWiwiB 


ANGUS  smith's  ELEVATOR  "A. 


has  5  elevators,  (one  with  a  capacity  of  1,250,000  bushels)  Angus  Smith  &  Co. 
one  (capacity  1,000,000  bushels),  C.  Manegold,  Jr.,  &  Co.  one  (capacity  200,000 
bushels),  and  others,  making  a  total  of  4,500,000  bushels.  But  even  this  will 
not  hold  the  wheat  that  at  times  accumulates  here  alter  the  close  of  naviga- 
tion, and  theretore  the  elevators  along  the  line  ot  the  railroads  are  brought 
into  requisition. 

In  proportion  to  the  wheat  trade  is  the  milling  business.  Ot  late  several 
ot  the  most  prominent  mills  have  been  greatly  enlarged,  thus  enabling  them 
at  all  times  to  meet  the  demand.  The  most  improved  machinery  is  used  and 
Milwaukee  flour  ranks  as  high  as  Milwaukee  wheat. 

During  the  past  year  there  were  manufactured  by  the  mills  in  this  city 
647,581  barrels  ot  tiour  received  from  inland  mills  2,082,688  l)arrels,  making 
a  total  amount  of  2,730,269  barrels  against  2,189,927  barrels  during  the  pre- 
vious year.  But  a  comparatively  small  amount  ot  the  flour  received  from  in- 
land towns  was  put  upon  the  market  here,  the  mills  generally  having  Eastern 
agents  to  whom  they  ship. 


42 


FLOUR  STATISTICS. 


The    following-  table  shows   tht-   manufacture,   receipts  and  shipments  ol 
flour  for  the  past  i8  years  : 


1876. 

1875. 

1874. 

1873. 

1872. 

1871. 

1870. 

1869. 

1868. 

1867. 

1866. 

1865 

1864 

1863 

1862. 

1861 

1860. 

1859. 


Receipts. 


2,082, 
1,443, 
1,616, 
1,254, 
834, 
796, 
824, 
807, 
.->67, 
562, 
495, 
3S9, 
295, 
453, 
529, 
518, 
305, 
239, 


Manufactured. 


801 
338 
21 
202 
782 
799 
763 
358 
252 
901 
771 
225 
424 
600 
800 
208 
952 


647,581 
746,126 
735,481 
634,102 
560,206 
567,893 
530,049 
481,511 
624,930 
546,000 
32S,730 
212,829 
187,339 
185,813 
221,729 
250,256 
202,810 
142,500 


3,730,269 

2,189,927 

2,351,819 

1,888,923 

1,394,408 

1,364,675 

1,354,848 

1,289,274 

1,192,288 

1,048,252 

824,631 

602,600 

482,564 

639,237 

751,329 

768,556 

508,018 

382,452 


Shipments. 


2,b54,028 

2,163,346 

2,217,579 

1,805,200 

1,231,986 

1,211,427 

1,225,941 

1,220,058 

1,017,598 

921,663 

720,366 

467,576 

414,833 

603,526 

711,405 

674,474 

457,343 

282,956 


The  amount  of  flour  by  barrels,   manufactured  by  the  mills   ot  the    city 
during  the  past  7  years  is  show-n  by  the  following  table  : 


Eagle  Mills 

Reliance  Mills 

Empire  Mills 

Phoenix  Mills      .    . . 
River  .Street  Mills. . 

Ontario  Mills 

Cream  Cit3'  Mills.  . 
Kilbourn  Mill.s     ... 

City  Mills 

Northwestern   Mills 

Upper  Mills 

Cherry  Street  Mills 


1876. 


160,0001 
70,000 
H0,0t)0 

128,731 
34,400 
54,355 
12,000 
35,U00 
41,605 
20,900 
8,000 
2,500 


1875. 


150,000 

115,600 

57,400 

120,000 

150,800 

51,200 

14,000 

30,000 

25,561 

6,400 

23,065 

2,500 


1874. 


166,000 

110,775 

77,764 

66,0u0 

152,000 

52,350 

23,000 

37,250 

35,342 

14,000 

5,000 

2,000 


Total :  ,647,491  746,526  741,481  634,102  568,402  567,893  530,049 


1873. 


1872. 


162,000 
17,000 
75,750 
h6,666 

107,08(5 
52,300 
52,800 
24,000 
28,000 
20,000 
7,000 
1,500 


158,000 
15,000 
69,914 
56,230 
80,000 
44,000 
62,500 
30,000 
15,000 

4,600 
20,002 

5,000 


1871. 


150,800 
122,500 
68,600 
57,048 
65,000 
35,500 
35,500 
23,000 
2,000 


5,009 
3,445 


1870. 


142,837 

86,000 

67,671 

63,741 

40,000 

50,800 

40,500 

21,500 

8.000 

1,900 

5,000 

3,000 


The  receipts  of  general  products  in  this  city  during  the  past  year  is  shown 
bv  the  following  table  : 


Beanb 18,683  bus 

l-'eas 88,697 

Timothy  Seed 60,472 

Clover  Seed 29,720 

P'lax  .Seed 57,129 

Cranberries ". 17,203  bar 

Potatoes 235,814  bu 

Butter 8,938,137  pou 

Chceee     7,035,573 


heU 


rels. 
hels. 
nds 


dENERAL  RECEIPTS  AND  SHIPMENTS.  4J 


Eggs 36,081  cases 

Feed 21,453,480  poundu 

Tobacco 5,000,000     " 

Live  Hogs 235,244  head 

Dressed  Hogs 112,443     " 

Cattle 36,812     " 

Calves 4,899    " 

Sheep 34,992      " 

Wool 2,916,759  pounds 

Tallow 1,052,691       " 

Hides  and  Pelts 299,548 

Hops 17,052  bales 

Malt 37,957  bushels 

The  malsters  of  the  city  handled  926,845  bushels,   of  which   the   brewers 

used  884,428  bushels,  and  80,374  bushels  were  shipped  to  other  places: 

A  prominent  feature  in  Milwaukee  is  the   pork-packing   interest.      There 

were  used  135,987  barrels  ot  salt  during  the  past  year.      Building  material 

was  received  as  follows: 

145,000,000  feet  Boards  and  timber. 
182,440,000  Shingles. 
6,047,000  Lath. 
282,377  Cedar  Posts.     Also  received  : 

Staves  and  Headings 869  car-loads 

Hoop  Poles 310 

Stave  Bolts 946  cords 

Wooden  Ware 402  car-loads 

Wagon  Stock 351         " 

Chair  stock 75         " 

Fire  Wood 141,291  cords 

Tan  Bark 17,987      " 

Coal 200,401      " 

Stone 23,695      " 

Lime 12, 124      " 

Cement 28,712  barrels 

Plaster 6,380      " 

The  shipments  of  the  chief  articles  ol  trade   during  the   preceding  year 

were  as  follows: 

Hops 13,258  bales 

Peas 78,2t.O  bushels 

Timothy  Seed 51,498        " 

Clover 21,562 

Flax   13,380        " 

Cranberries 12,267  barrels 

Potatoes 105,845  bushels 

Butter 7,635,322  pounds 

Cheese 5,865,606     " 

Eggs 17,224  barrels 

Fe«d 54,854,640  pounds 

Tobacco , 5,725,253      " 

Live  Hogs 43,059  head 

Cattle 23,906      " 

Sheep 37,195      " 

Dressed  Hogs '-^J^^^      " 

Wool  3,317,555  pounds 

Salt 1,030,034       " 

Hides  and  Pelts 71,382 

Lumber 40,916,050  feet 

Shingles 124,804,000    " 

Lath   178,000    " 


BANKS  AND  BANKERS. 


WISCONSIN 

MARINE  S  FIRE  INSURANCE  COMPANY  BANK, 

B&TABUSHBO    183J, 

Alkc.  Mitchklu  Pres.         D.  Ferguson,  Cashier. 
John  Johnston,  Assistant  Cashier. 

C  T.  Bradley,  Pres.      J.  H.  Inbusch,  Vice-Pres. 
T.  L.  Baker,  Cashier. 

MILWAUKEE  NATIONAL  BANK, 

SUCCESSOR    TO   THE 

State  Bank  of  Wisconsin, 

ORGANIZED  1853. 

MILWAUKEE,   WIS. 
Capital.  ♦250.000        ■       -      -       Surplus,  $125,000. 

ITarIhALL  &   lISLEY, 

BANKERS, 
Milwaukee,  Wis., 

ESTABLISHED    1847. 

aptrial    atfntion    girm    to    eollertionn    throvi/hnut   the 

h'OTthvtrat. 

Interest    allowed   in  our  Sarings-Depurtment  at  the 

raU  of  5  per  cent  per  annum,  payable  lemi-annually  on 

January  1st  and  July  ls(. 


SOUTH    SIDE  SAVINGS  BANK, 

_)OP(- 

Milwaukee,  Wis., 

ORGANIZED    1865. 

CAPITAL,    -     25,000. 
G.  0.  Trumppf,  Pres,        J.  B.  KoETTlNG.  Cashier. 


THE   FIRST   NATIONAL  BANK, 

-) OF {- 

Milwaukee,  Wis., 

UNITED    states    DEPOSITORY. 

CAPITAL.     -    $200,000. 
(SucoossorttoFiJiaersiMUleri'Bank,  organlu4  185S.) 
Ed.  H.  Brodhead,  Pres.  H.  H.  Camp,  Cashier. 

F.  G.  BiGELOw,  Assistant  Cashier. 


GERMAN  EXCHANGEBANK, 

ORGANIZED     1871. 

CAPITAL.     -    $100,000. 
O.  PnsTBR,  Pres.  F.  Kuehn,  Vice-Pres. 

R.  NuNNBMACHBR,  Cashicr. 

J.  B.  LeSaui.nibr    Assistant  Cashier. 

MANUFACTURERS'  BANK, 

-) OF (- 

Milwaukee,  Wis., 

3«5  BRODWAY.  (No.   i  Newhall  House.) 

gni/Uth  Kirhangr  \Mnf,hX  and  sold  at  .New  York  priCM' 

CvlUrtitjna  made  proinftly  at  lowcfit  rnt4.'S. 

fh>ld  ColUrlujni  made  at  same  rates  aj  Currency. 

Albbrt  Conro,  Pres.    I.  A.  HAsnRoucK,Vice-Pres. 
W.  T.  Cakdbe,  Cashier. 


THE 

NATIONAL    EXCHANGE    BANK, 

-)OF(- 

Milwaukee,  Wis., 

UNITED    STATES     DEPOSITORY 

CAPITAL,    -    $200,000. 
C.  D.  Nash,  Pres.  W.  G.  Fitch,  Cashier. 


SECOND  WARD  SAVINGS  BANK, 

CAPITAL,    -    $200,000. 

ORGANIZED  IN  1855. 

Main  Office  :  Corner  West  Water  and  Third  Streets, 

branch  OFFICES  : 

Comer  Vliet  and  Mill  Stri-ft.  jVinth  Ward. 
Comer  Reservoir  Avtnue  iind  Third  .'itreet.    Sixth  Ward. 

Val.  Blatz,  Pres.  W.  H.Jacobs,  Cashier. 

Chas.  C,  Schmidt,  Assistant  Cashier. 


Geo.  G.  Houghton.  R.  P.  Houghton. 

Sam'l  McCord 

HOUGHTON,    McCORD   &   CO., 

BANKERS, 
Milwaukee,   Wis., 

office: 
Cor.  East  Water  &  Michigan  Streets. 

Edward  O'Neill,  Pres.      John  Black,  Vice-Pres. 
Albert  B.  Gbilfuss,  Cashier. 

BANK    OF   COMMERCE, 

-)  OF  (  - 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Cash  Capital,  <ioo,ooo     -      -      -     Surplus,  $30,000. 


established 


1868. 


CRAMER&CO., 

BANKERS, 

FOREIGN  EXCHANGE  A  SPECIALTY. 
General  Western  Agents  for  the 

%mt  ^  AIL  %m.  ofJ^rahsatlantic  J^teamers 

365  East  Water  St.,  Milwaukee 


FINANCIAL  MA77ERS.  45 

Our  Banks. 


The  disastrous  news  from  St.  Louis,  and  more  recently  from  Chicago,  of 
the  failure  of  several  savings  banks,  points  only  again  to  the  sharp  contrast 
between  those  cities  and  Milwaukee.  While  a  lack  of  confidence  and  general 
suspicion  seems  to  pervade  the  air  elsewhere,  here  there  has  not  been  the  least 
sign  of  disquiet,  and  the  banks  are  able  to  show  clean  records  and  sufficient 
ready  capital  to  meet  all  demands.  Through  the  various  financial  crises 
which  have  shaken  the  country  from  one  extremity  to  the  other,  Milwaukee 
has  passed  with  scarcely  a  mark  to  tell  the  tale.  Indeed,  as  to  her  banks,  as 
with  her  merchants,  a  history  of  them  becomes  almost  monotonous  so  uni- 
versal is  the  constant  repitition  of  soundness  and  success. 

There  are  in  Milwaukee  14  banks,  3  of  which  are  national  banks.  The 
oldest  institution  of  the  kind  in  the  city  is  the  Wisconsin  Marine  &  Fire  Ins. 
Co.'s  Bank,  of  which  Ale.xander  Mitchell  is  President.  The  history  ot  this 
remarkably  staunch  institution,  which  came  into  existence  during  the  famous 
"wild-cat"  days,  but  commenced  and  always  has  continued  a  legitimate  bank- 
ing business,  would  prove  ot  interest;  but  so  would  the  course  of  the  other 
banks  which  have,  despite  the  financial  depression  everywhere  felt  at  various 
periods,  unhesitatingly  met,  with  not  even  the  delay  allowed  bylaw,  every  call 
of  their  depositors;  of  course  we  have  no  space  for  this.  We  can  but  repeat 
a  previous  remark,  and  say  that  during  all  the  troublous  times  the  banks  of 
Milwaukee  have  added  to  their  reputation  and  strength  by  promptly  meeting 
all  calls.  Even  during  the  panic  of  1863  it  was  impossible  to  create  a  ''run" 
upon  any  of  the  institutions  here,  and  notwithstanding  the  lack  of  general 
faith  engendered  by  the  late  failures  in  Chicago  and  elsewhere,  our  savings 
banks  have  not  been  the  object  of  suspicion.  The  record  is  indeed  one  ot 
which  to  be  proud. 

The  volume  ot  business  transacted  by  the  banks  of  Milwaukee  has  largely 
increased  during  the  past  year,  as  compared  not  only  with  1876,  but  with  all 
previous  years.  For  example,  the  business  of  the  week  ending  Sept.  29,  as 
shown  by  the  bank  deposits,  etc.,  evinced  a  gain  over  the  corresponding  time 
ot  last  year  of  8^  per  cent.;  the  exchanges  during  the  three  weeks  ending  at 
the  same  time  showed  a  gain  of  JSyi  per  cent,  over  the  corresponding  time 
of  last  year.  The  heavy  movement  in  grain  accounts  for  the  larger  share  ot 
this  remarkable  increase,  the  banks  reporting  business  all  that  they  could 
ask.  Owing  to  the  short  crop  of  wheat  in  1876,  the  bins  all  over  this  country 
and  Europe  were  swept  clean  by  the  time  the  crop  of  1877  was  harvested 
and  put  upon  the  market;  this  consequently  produced  a  heavy  demand  for 
the  cereal,  and,  notwithstanding  the  immense  quantity  daily  pouring  in  it  is 
eagerly  seized  to  fill  Eastern  orders;  an  increased,  a  very  largely  increased 
demand  tor  exchange  follows — which  facts  account  for  the  remarkable  increase 
in  that  branch  ot  the  banking  business  noted  above.  To  a  certain  degree  all 
of  the  other  wheat-receiving  points  show  gains;  but  Milwaukee  outstrips 
them. 

With  the  exception  ot  but  a  tew,  all  of  the  banks  and  bankers  belong  to 
the  Clearing  House  Association,  which  is  conducted  by  prominent  members 
of  the  business,  elected  annually. 

The  following  table  shows  at  a  glance  the  total  deposits  of  the  banks  of 
Milwaukee  for  a  period  of  six  sears: 

1876 $401,087,625.49       1873 $451,684,356.90 

1875 448,323,027.71        1872 362,117,630.99 

1874 430,607,930.40        1871 350.65'. 513-36 

As  has  been  before  remarked,  the  past  year  proves  a  very  unfavorable 
one  in  comparison  with  former  times,  owing  to  the  general  depression  which 
prevailed;  but  the  year  1877  will  make  ample  amends. 


46  THE  WHOLESALE  BUSINESS. 

WILLIAM   E.  SMIIH.  JUDSON  A.   ROUNDY.  SIDNKY  HAUXHURST. 

Smith,  Roundy  &  Co., 

WHOLESALE  GROCERS 

333  &  335   East  Water  Street, 
MILWAUKEE,   -  WISCONSIN. 


As  one  oi  the  oldest,  largest  and  most  reliable  Drughouses,  (established  1843J 

we  name  that  of 


'LTZrl    H.  BOSWORTH  &  SONS,    ^l\ 

o:  MILWAUKEE,  :o 


HOPKINS. 
HOPKINS. 

(  MlLWALKKB 


Wholesale   Druggists, 

and  direct   Importers  of 

FOKHICN  DRUGS,  CHEMICALS  &  FINE  LIQUORS. 

.^re  among  the  hrariisl  ileuli'm  of 

Fine  Kentucky  Whiskys,  have  the  largest  stock  of  Druggists'  Sundries 
Cigars,  faints,  Oils,  Vurnishes,  Glass,  (Brushes,  Etc., 

which   they  offer  to  the  trade  at  prian  and  Irrvis  which  defy  competition. 
»^Uur  Mr    F   J.  IJoiworth  residing  in    Kurope   affords     ns   many   advantages   in   foreign  purrhases.-©» 


^k£  WHOLESALE  BUSINESS.  47 


The  History  of  Milwaukee's  Commercial  Standing 
has  always  been  a  matter  of  great  pride  to  our  citizens— but  more  par- 
ticularly is  it  so  in  the  light  of  late  events  in  other  cities.  The  credit  ot 
Milwaukee  merchants  at  the  East  is,  comparatively,  unlimited.  Of  course  it 
cannot  be  said  that  there  have  been  no  failures  in  commercial  circles,  especi- 
ally during  the  extreme  business  depression  of  the  last  four  years,  but  it  can 
be  said  that  no  city  can  show  such  a  limited  number  of  business  disasters 
during  the  same  length  of  time.  The  truth  is,  Milwaukee  merchants  of  every 
class  commenced  business  on  a  foundation  built  by  their  own  capital,  and 
therefore  only  as  broad  as  their  capital  would  warrant;  this  they  enlarged 
only  as  rapidly  as  their  own  capital  would  justify,  and  the  result  is  that  the 
merchants  own  their  stocks,  their  buildings  in  many  cases,  and  conduct  their 
enterprises  within  the  limits  ot  their  means.  Therefore,  although  the  tele- 
graph brings  to  Milwaukee  the  news  of  frequent  financial  distress  and  com- 
mercial failures  in  other  cities,  it  very  seldom  conveys  from  Milwaukee  an 
equally  doleful  story. 

The  city  is  noticeably  lacking  in  one  particular,  viz:  capacity  for  "blow- 
ing her  own  trumpet;"  there  is  a  modesty  about  the  manner  in  which  our 
merchants  conduct  their  immense  transactions,  that  is  as  refreshing  as  it  is 
novel;  the  daily  journals,  although  proud  of  the  metropolis  and  ever  ready  to 
do  it  justice,  seem  to  carefully  abstain  from  anything  like  "puffing;"  and  so  it 
occurs  that  notwithstanding  the  high  credit  accorded  Milwaukee  merchants  in 
Eastern  cities — notwithstanding  the  really  large  volume  of  business  daily  car- 
ried on — there  is  very  little  bluster  and  talk  about  it.  The  truth  is  only  seen 
when  a  financial  crash  is  heard  from  other  cities;  even  as  in  the  case  of  mere 
"bluster,"  this  also  is  not  heard  here.  The  merchants  have  a  deserved  repu- 
tation for  the  fairest  treatment  of  customers. 

Doing  business  on  property  owned  by  themselves;  and  with  stocks  all  paid 
for,  it  is  a  matter  of  course  that  our  merchants  can  offer  greater  inducements 
to  country  buyers  than  can  the  merchants  of  many  other  cities  who  have  in- 
terest and  heavy  rental  to  add  to  their  other  expenses. 

Successful  as  has  been  the  general  trade  in  the  past,  the  future  is  by  far 
more  promising.  The  bountiful  harvest,  of  which  the  Northwest  halds  such 
an  important  portion,  has  set  the  wheels  of  commerce  into  more  rapid  revolu- 
tion; and  the  merchants  represent  that  orders  overwhelm  them.  The 
business  sky  looks  cheerful  and  bright,  and  confidence  is  again  entirely  re- 
stored. 

The  statistics  have  given  the  reader  a  comprehensive  insight  into  the 
wheat  trade  of  Milwaukee,  and  it  should  be  remembered  that  just  so  much  as 
that  increases,  so  much  the  greater  impetus  is  given  to  the  entire  mercantile 
life.*  The  difference  between  last  year  and  the  present  it  will  be  difficult  to  ex- 
press, but  some  idea  may  be  formed  by  dwelling  upon  the  fact  that  the  receipts 
of  wheat  here  now  are  larger  than  they  ever  were  at  any  place  in  the  world. 
We  allude,  ot  course,  to  any  primary  wheat  market.  The  reader  can  as  read- 
ily deduct  inferences  from  this  statement,  as  can  we. 

The  wholesale  trade  of  Milwaukee  is  constantly  on  the  increase.  In  the 
line  of  sugar  and  general  groceries  the  reputation  of  our  city  is  already  made. 
In  boots  and  shoes,  clothing,  notions,,  hats  and  caps,  dry  goods,  teas,  coffee 
and  spices,  drugs,  heavy  and  shelf  hardware,  etc.,  the  trade  is  admirably  rep- 
resented, and  other  brand  es  might  be  as  prominently  mentioned  but  will 
appear  under  the  appropriate  heading  of  manufacturing  interests.  It  is 
proper  to  remark'  in  this  connection,  that  the  proximity  of  so  large  a  place  as 
Chicago  might  reasonably  be  expected  to  lessen  the  importance  of  the  lines 
above  spoken  of;  but  such  does  not  seem  to  be  the  fact.  The  absolute  surety 
that  the  purchaser  has  ot  fair  treatment,  proved  by  the  history  of  the  city,  is  a 
recommendation  that  stands  in  good  stead  always. 


48  THE  WHOLESALE  BUSINESS. 

EDWARD  H.  BALL.  JOHN  R.  GOODRICH. 


BALL  &  GOODRICH, 

Grocers, 

TEAS    ms  TOBAOOO  A.   SPECIALTY. 

299  —  303   East  Water  Street, 

MILWAUKEE. 

DURANDS,  ROBINSON  k  CO., 

Wholesale  Grocers, 

318,  320  &  322  EAST  WATER  STREET. 

MILWAUKEE. 


IHE  WHOLESALE  BUSINESS. 


49 


Milwaukee  has  the  iurther  advantage  of  being  a  port  of  entry.  There  is, 
therefore,  no  necessity  for  our  merchants  to  handle,  importations  through 
middle-men  when  they  can  see  a  benefit  in  direct  purchase  from  European 
sources.  Nearly  all  of  our  large  firms  are  importers  direct  to  a  greater  or 
less  degree;  the  value  of  this  privilege  is  apparent  to  all  concerned. 

As  our  railroad  system  expands  (and  this  is  constantly)  the  business  in- 
terests of  the  city  follow,  and  so  we  find  that  one  must  keep  close  watch  of 
the  streets  to  inform  himself  as  to  the  progress  going  on;  otherwise  he  soon 
ascertains  that  he  knows  little  about  his  own  place.  We  confidently  assert 
that  very  few  of  those  who  have  resided  in  Milwaukee  for  many  years  thor- 
oughly appreciate  the  rapid  growth  of  the  metropolis  during  that  period.  In 
seven  years  the  population  has  nearly  doubled,  and  business  has  increased 
proportionately;  and  yet  all  of  this  has  been  so  quietly  done  that  those  who 
nave  lived  through  it  all  appreciate  it  less  than  others  who  learn  of  all  the 
facts  at  one  time.  Manufactories  have  sprung  up,  achieved  a  reputation  and 
established  a  business  so  thorough  and  secure,  that  we  are  apt  to  take  it  for 
granted  that  they  have  existed  since  the  city's  start;  numerous  new  wholesale 
houses  have  opened  their  doors  and  secured  their  share  of  she  general 
patronage;  but  so  quietly  and  unostentatiously  has  it  been  done  that  only 
those  whose  business  it  is  to  chronicle  these  events  can  accurately  respond  to 
inquiries  regarding  data.  To  sum  it  all  up  in  a  few  words,  Milwaukee  is 
very  much  more  of  a  city  than  even  Milwaukeeans  are  apt  to  imagine.  The 
elements  of  a  great  city  are  here,  and  nothing  short  of  a  miracle  can  preven 
them  from  combining  to  produce  their  natural  result.  A  miracle  is  not 
looked  for. 

The  receipts  of  some  articles  of  groceries,  etc.,  were  as  follows,  during 
the  past  year: 

Coffee 35,781  sacks    Tea 14,279  pckgs 

Sugar 99,294  bbls      Oil 44,758  bbls 

Sugar 401  hhds     Nails 76,470  kegs 

The  wholesale  trade  of  Milwaukee  during  the  past  year,  despite  the  de- 
pression everywhere  noticed,  increased  about  8  per  cent,  over  that  of  the 
previous  year,  as  shown  by  the  following  tables: 


Groceries 

Dry  Goods 

Leather 

1  lardware 

Boots  and  Shoes 

Drugs 

Sash,  Doors  and  Blinds. . 
Hats,   Caps  and  Furs. . .  . 

Furniture 

Cisrars  and  Tobacco 

Coffee  and  -Spices 

Yankee  Notions 

Millinery 

Crockery  and  Glassware. 

Machinery •  ■ 

Books  and  Paper 

Wood  and  Coal 

Beer 

Iron 

Wines,  Liquors,  etc : 

Distilleries 

Brick 


187fi. 


187-i 


$10,917,500 
5,488,000 
4,528,700 
8,182,500 
2,677,500 
1,898,500 
1,127,850 
1,512,000 

654,750 
2,750,000 
1,820,1)00 
1,028,750 

648,750 
1,428,000 
2,047,500 

785,000 
1,826,800 
4,082,500 
8,067,0r)0 
8,575,000 
1,685,657 

180,260 


!!;9,925,000 
4,985,000 
4,117,000 
8,850,000 
2,550,000 
2,675,(XI0 
1,095,000 
l,49y,00f. 

675,000 
2,500,000 
1,200,000 

975,000 

625,000 
1,400,000 
1,950,000 

700,000 
1,660,0(X) 
8,550,000 
2,921,000 
2,250,000 
1,512,000 

1,75,100 


50  THE  WHOLESALE  BUSINESS. 

dutchrrTcoujns&^smith, 

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 

~  -  ^-T  E  A  S  .-=^ 


iv.>"fi]i:^5?  '  MILWAUKF,E,  WIS. 


JOHN  NAZRO  &  CO., 

ESTABLISHED  IN  ici44. 

NO'S  314  &  ,516  EAST  WATER  ST.,  MILWAUKEE, 

WHOLESALE 

HARDWARE, 

o:  AND  :o 

ISA    L  KINDS  OK 

House- Keeping   Goods,  Mechanics'  Tools, 
Tinners'  Stock H  Tools,  Gutlery,&c.,&c. 

o  :  1  S  T^Z  .  »  : 

I  H  AKLKS  H.  ANSON.  FRANK  A  ANSON. 

ANSON    BROTHERS, 

iMi'i  IK  m;i;s  \\ii  iohrkks  ok 

FANCY     GROCERIES, 

JU;   EAST  WATER  STREET. 

NOTE. — Ttic  above  firm  is  i.-ompo'-ed  of  younp  men  who  commenced  business  in  1868  ami  ha\c 
l.y  Miiii  inleKrily  and  pcrwinni  atlentinn  to  their  business  built  up  the  largest  trade  in  their  line  of 
Koodk  in  the  Northwest.  'I'hey  handle  Green  Kruits.  Dried  Fruits,  Nuts,  Canned  Goods,  &c.  from  all 
part*  of  the  world,  in  immense  quantities,  durine  their  season,  and  in  fact  meet  any  an^l  all  competition. 
prdent  by  mail  and  telegraph  will  be  carefully  filled  —Com. 


EAST  WATER  STREET. 


5' 


Business  Portion  of  the  City. 


Having-  thus  briefly  examined  the  railroad  system,  the  shippinj^  interests, 
;,'-eneral  grain  trade,  mills,  banks,  etc.,  etc.,  of  \Iilwaukee,  let  us  glance  at 
some  of  the  localities  where  these  interests  centre  and  are  cared  for.  We  find 
that  chief  among  business  streets  on  the  East  Side  are  Plast  Water,  Broadway, 
and  Wisconsin  streets;  on  the  West  Side,  West  Water  street,  the  lower  portion 
of  Grand  Avenue,  Third,  Chestnut  and  Winnebago  streets;  on  the  South  Side 
Reed,  Clinton  and  other  streets.  The  accompanying  illustration  is  of  East 
Water  street,  looking  south  from  the  corner  of  Huron.  This  street  is  the 
•oldest,  as  well  as  the  princi])al  business  thoroughfare  in  the  citv,  having  been 
laid  out  by  Juneau  in  1835.  For  a  distance  of  about  one  mile,  (from  Mason 
street  to  East  Water  street  bridge)  the  street  is  lined  with  wholesale  houses. 
Wooden  structures  have  entirely  disappeared,  and  handsome  brick,  iron  or 
marble  edifices  have  been  substituted.      From  morning   until  late  in  the  even- 


RAST    Vv'ATKR    STREET   LOOKINO    SOUTH. 

ing  the  street  is  full  of  life  and  bustle,  indicating  activity  in  the  various 
branches  of  business  represented.  The  pavement  is  Nicholson,  and  is  care- 
fully kept  in  repair,  a  matter  rendered  specially  necessary  by  the  passage  of 
teams  conveying  heavy  loads  of  merchandise  to  and  fro. 

The  building  on  the  left-hand  corner  in  the  accompanying  illustration  is 
the  bank  of  Marshall  &  Ilsley— the  wholesale  grocery  house  of  Durands,  Rob- 
inson &  Co.  follows,  still  beyond  this  comes  the  well-known  hardware  store 
of  John  Nazro  &  Co.  On  the  right-hand  corner  is  the  prominent  wholesale 
•tea  house  of  Dutcher,  Collins  &  Smith  (importers),  and  further  down,  among 
the  other  solid  and  substantial  houses  of  their  kind,  will  be  found  the  whole- 
sale grocery  house  of  Ball  &  Goodrich  and  of  Anson  Brothers,  specialists  in 
fancy  groceries. 

North  from  Huron  street,  for  a  distance  of  several  blocks,  we  find  a  con- 
tinuation of  wholesale  business  houses.  Among  these  the  well-known  firms 
of  Smith,  Roundy  &  Co.,  H.  Bosworth  &  Sons,  Atkins,  Ogden  &  Co.,  C.  H. 
Hamilton  &  Co.,  and  others,  whose  byildings  are  illustrated  on  succeeding 
pages. 


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PLAIN,  FANCY  %  RUSTIC  FLOWER  POTS  AND  VASES. 

ISfSciid  for  Illustrated  Catalogue.-fjc* 


HOUSES  OF  MILWAUKEE. 


53 


At  Nos.  267  and  260  East  Water  street  we 
find  the  widely-known  drug  house  of 

Bohmen,  Schmitt  &  Co. 

(the  members  of  the  firm  being  Messrs.  F. 
Dohmen,  W.  Schmitt,  C.  A.  Meissner  and  Ed- 
ward Schmitt.)  This  house  was  estabUshed  in 
1858,  and,  by  fair  and  courteous  treatment  ot 
its  customers,  has  estabhshed  itself  among 
the  foremost  in  its  line  in  the  West.  The 
firm  also  imports  a  large  portion  of  its  stock 
directly  from  Europe  and  enjoys  a  well  founded 
reputation  for  the  reliability  and  purity  of  its 
goods.  In  1869  a  great  fire  swept  away  the 
entire  store,  and  though  loosing  heavily  the 
firm  availed  itself  of  the  opportunity  of  all  the 
modern  improvements  in  their  present  new 
edifice.  The  Store  is  35  feet  wide  and  130  feet 
deep,  besides  a  separate  building,  used  as  a 
laboratory,  which  is  in  the  rear  of  the  main 
store. 


Adjoining,  is  found   the  old-established  dry 
goods  house  of 

GoU  &  Frank, 

which  was  founded  in  1852,  and  has  steadily 
increased  in  popularity.  Their  handsome 
building  which  contains  their  immense  stock 
of  goods  (Nos.  259,  261  and  263  East  Water 
street)  is  60  by  150  feet,  and  even  this  much 
room  scarcely  suffices  to  hold  the  constantly- 
growing  business,  which    is   already  extended 

almost 
iover   the 
Pe  n  t  i  r  e 
North- 
western 
States 
and  Ter- 
ritories. 


On  the  same  side  of  the  street,  in 
the  next  block,  is  the  wholesale  liquor 
establishment  of 

Emil  Kiewert  &  Co., 

who  established  business  here  in  1856, 
and  have,  by  satisfaction  to  customers, 
gained  an  enviably  large  trade.  The 
handsome  building,  shown  in  the  il- 
lustration, was  purchased  by  the  firm 
in  1866,  and  is  filled  with  choice  brands 
of  the  various  liquors,  wines,  &c.  The 
establishment  is  also  one  of  the  largest 
rectifying  houses  in  the  city. 


54 


WHOLESALE  HOUSES. 


SHADBOLT    &    BOYD, 


DEALERS  IN 


IRON  AND  STEEL, 

CARRIAGE 

o;  ANI.I  :o 

WAGON 
IHard  ware. 

Wood  AVork  ami  Trimmings. 
241,  243  &  245  East  Water  St.,  Milwaukee. 


LJ. 


il 


JOBBERS  OK 


Farm    Machinery, 


— )  AND  (— 


Hardwark  Specialties. 


Our  catalogue  and  descriptive  price-lists  mailed   tree  on  ap]>lication. 

Sales-Rooms: 

236  EAST  WATER  STREET. 

Wark-House: 

FLORIDA  STREET,  opposite  Chir.  ^  N.  W.  Railway  Freight  Depot. 


EASl    WATER  STREEl 


55 


I 

Retracing  our  steps  and 
starting  north  on  East  Water 
street,  at  Huron  street  bridge 
we  see  the  imposing  edifice 
erected,  owned  and  occupied 
since    1869,  by  the   firm  of 

J.  H.  Rice  &  Friedman, 

(establisheij  1856.) 

wholesale  dealers  in  yankee- 
notions,  hosiery,  linen  and 
white  goods,  shawls,  ribbons, 
yarns,  Ladies  and  Gents'  fur- 
nishing goods  ;  widely  and 
favorably  known  as  enterpris- 
ing, and  honorable  merchants. 
We  find  here  one  of  the 
many  instances  where  from  a 
small  beginning  by  careful,  ju- 
dicious management,  fair  deal- 
ing, etc.,  a  very  large  business, 
second  to  none  in  our  city  in 
its  line,  has  been  ^built  up. 
On  Huron  street,  near 

East   Water,    we    notice 

the  accompanying  block. 
The  largest  importing- 

house  in  the  line  of  toys, 

fancy  goods,  etc.,  in  the 

state,  confining  itself 

strictly  to  the  wholesale 

trade,  is  that  of 

A.  Meinecke  &  Co., 

established  in  1855.  Tlu 
firm  receives  all  of  its 
willow  goods,  baskets, 
etc.,  from  its  ownfactoi\ 
the  well-known  "Mil- 
waukee Willow  Works." 
On  Jan.  ist,  1877,  Fred 
Goetz  and  Carl  Penshorn 
(the  latter  the  nephew  oi 
Mr.  Meinecke)  became 
interested  in  the  above 
firm. 

i'^Fra^nrB'ea.s.  [Milwaukee. 

The  above  firm  has  been  in  business  eleven  years,  in  the  building  shown 
above.  It  manufactures  its  stock  in  Boston  and  sells  more  Eastern  goods 
than  any  other  house  in  that  branch  of  the  trade  in  the  city.  This  fall  the 
firm  has  laid  in  an  immense  stock  and  marked  the  figures  to  lowest  prices. 

This  neighborhood  seems  to  be  a  favorite  one  for  the  Wholesale  Boot  and 
Shoe  trade.  In  close  proximity  to  one  another  are  the  majorily  ot  houses  in 
this  important  branch  of  trade  in  the  city.  Among  these  we  take  pleasure  in 
mentioning  the  firm  of  Atkins,  Ogden  &  Co.,  successors  to  Atkins,  Steele  & 
White,  (established  1848.) 


Mann;  Seals  &  Co. 


Un^tnn    i  Alexis  Torrcy. 
liOSlon.-^  E.  S.  Beals. 


56  PROA^JNENl  WHOLESALE 

ESTABLISHED  1848. 

ATKlNa    OGDEN   &    CO. 

Successors  to  Atkins,  Steele  &  White, 

Manufacturers  and  Jobbers  of 

Boots  and  Shoes, 

334  &  336  EAST  WATER  ST., 

ALBERT  H.  ATKINS.  )  TV    /T ^       ^ 

tfE"K^.?L°S£?N.  \  M I LWAU KEE. 

C.  H.  HAMILTON  &  CO., 

Wholesale  Dealers  in  FLAT,  BOOK,  WRITING,  WRAPPING  and  BUILDING 

Papers, 


agents  for 

BroMfnfs  Ledger, 

Crane's  Linens.  346    EaSt   WatCf   StrCCt, 

Hurlbut.  Clifton, 

mnd  Cream  City  1   r  •  1 

«---££  Milwaukee. 


HOUSES  OF MlWAUkEE. 


57 


WEST  &  CO.,  Wholesale  Booksellers  |  Stationers, 


School  Books, 
MISCELLANEOUS  BOOKS,  B 

Juvenile  Books, 

NOTIONS,  &c., 

BlankBooksi*4 

— ( FOR )— 

Counties,  Rail  R.Co's 

— {  AND  )— 

B  -A.  3sr  k:  E  i^  s 

made  to  order. 


BLANK  BOOK 

r^MANUFACTUKKRS 

1 

Rstablished  in  1857. 

fj  347  &  349 


L    1:AST  WATER  ST.. 


MILMAUKEK. 

m  It.  H.  West, 

S.  H.  Cole. 

Edward  F.  Elwell. 


Send   for   Price   List  of 


RUBBER- 


Boots,  Shoes, 
Coats,  Cloaks, 
Pants,  Leggins, 
Hats,  Caps, 
Blankets, 
Gloves,  Mittens, 
Diapers,  Bibs, 
Sheeting, 
Corks,  Brushes, 
Combs,   Mirrors, 
Balls,  Dolls, 
Rattles,  Toys, 
Pipes,  Pouches, 
Stems,  Webbing, 
Buckets,  Pails, 
Spittoons, 
Cuspadores, 
Dress  Shields, 
Glove  Cleaners, 
Cuff  Pins, 
Shawl  Pins, 
Sleeve  Buttons, 
Vest  Chains, 
Guard  Chains, 
Ear-rings, 


Napkin  Rings, 
Teething  Rings, 
Lockets, 
Bracelets, 
Thimbles, 
Match  Boxes, 
Cigar  Cases, 
Piano  Covers, 
Organ  Covers, 
Horse  Covers, 
Horse  Boots, 
Trotting  Rollers, 


Beds,  Pillows, 

Cushions, 

Bags. 

Pencils, 

Penholders, 

Rulers, 

Inkstands, 

Bands, 

Erasers, 

Corks, 

Flasks, 

Funnels, 


Interfering  Straps,    Scoops, 
Currj'  Combs,  Gymnasiums, 


Carriage  Cloths,  Wringers, 

Door  Mats,  Atomizers, 

Door  Springs,  Syringes, 

Wagon  Springs,  Nipples, 

Plant  Sprays,  Tumblers, 

Chair  Tips,  Stockings, 

Slop  Jars,  Umbrellas, 

Finger  Cots,  Canes, 

Belting,  Inhalers, 

Packing,  Mattings, 

Hose,  Tubing,  Etc.,  Etc. 
Leather  Belting  and  Lacing, 

Table  and  Carriage  Oil  Cloths, 

Goodyear  "Weather  Strips,  to 

GOODYEAR    RUBBER   CO. 

JAS.  SUYDAM,  Agent, 

370  East  Water  Street,        ...      Milwaukee, 
Branch  0/ Goodyear  Rubber  Co.,  New  York . 


58 


EAST  WAIER  S1RER7. 


ESTABLISHED  1843. 


u 


Importers  and  Jobbers  of 
—AND— 

CUTLERY, 

China,  Glassware, 
Lamps, 

Looking'  Glasses, 

Ifellow  and  Rodingliaiii  Ware, 

354  (Si  356  East  Water  St., 
MILAVAUKHL 


BSTABIilSHKD  1844. 


SIMONDS   m   BROOKE, 

MANUFACTURERS    AND    DEALERS   IN 

CLOTHING, 

CLOTHS,  CASSIMERES,   TAILORS'  TRIMMINGS, 


-o:  AND  :o- 


I-rRXISIIING  GOODS, 
39S  E,^^T  AA^-A^TTEi^  3TI^EET. 


C.  SIMONDS.      I 
WM.  bkOOKE.  ( 


MILWAUKEE. 


NORTHWESTERN  NATIONAL  JNSUHANCE  CO. 


S9 


ALtXANDLR    MUCHKU   S    bUlLDINO. 


The    Northwestern    National    Insurance  Company  was  incorporated  on 

Illinois.     By  the  great  f^^^  "  ^^^^^/^^-^ee^  capital  of  the  company  has 

lost  $250,000,  but  paid  It  Pt^o^^P^^^y; .  ^X"^?  '"J^r  --y  states  and  territories  with 
been  increased  and  the  ^^^sniess  extended  m^estates^^^^^^  ^^ 

success.     Losses  to  the  aniount  ot  $    675,cx>o  b^^^^^^^  The  control  ot 

the  company  now  IS  $6oo«>o    -^  ^^^^/^'j.,^,^^^^^^^^^  of  19  members 

the  business  is  in  tl  e  han   s  o    a  00 a  ,      .    ^^^^^  ^^^^^^,,  ^nd  most  sub- 

of  the  company,  selected  l.om  among  Mil  ^^^^.^^^^^^^  Alexander  Mitchell; 
^rrjleSt.  im-er?ames!M^cretary.  John  P.  McGregor;  Treasurer. 
David  Ferguson. 


6o 


EASl   WATER  STREET. 


large 


Directly    opposite    the    great  Mitchell   Building  we  notice    the 
building    occupied    by   the  old  -estab- 
lished and  highly  respected  firm  of 

H.  Niedecken  &  Co., 

361  AND  363  EAST  WATER  STREET, 

whose   business   was  established  when' 
Milwaukee  was  still  in  its  infancy. 

They  are  extensively  engaged  in  the 

BlankBook  Manufacturing-, 

COUNTING-HOUSE,    FANCY- 


.SCHOOL-STATIONERY  BUSINESS 


A  few  doors  further  north  is  seen  the  large 

building  Nos.  369   and  371    East  Water  street, 

occupied    by    the    Mess.  Herman  S.  and  Hugo 

Mack,    who   came    to    Milwaukee   as    early    as 

1850  and   who  have  by  energy  and   fair  dealing 

built  up  one  of  the  largest  business  in  Fancy  Dry 

Goods,    Notions   and  Furnishing  Goods   in    the 

Northwest   and    count   among  the  solid  men  of 

the  city.     Since  1872  this   firm  has  been  largely 

engaged  in  the    manufacture    of  knitted  Scarfs, 

Jackets     and    fancy   Woolens,     and    has    made 

shipments  of  same  to  nearly  every  State  in  the 

Union.     Thus  the  Wool  product  of  the  West  is 

turned    into    manufactured  goods  in  our   midst 

instead  of  being  shipped  East  for  the  same  pur- 

^jT^  pose.     Their  enterprise    has   led  them  to  com- 

i  ^^  mence  on  January  ist.  1877  the  manufacturing  of 

•is«S  Shirts,    Overalls  and  in  fact  many    of  the  articles 

'■'"^    belonging  to  their  furnishing  department. 


MULLEN  BROS.  I  CO., 

IMPORTERS  AND  JOBBERS  OF 

\^^OOLENS 


TAILORS'    TI^I:M:l.fl:IIS^a-s, 

379  East  Watkr  Street, 

Andrrw  Mullen.  1 

!:r.L.':  ■(■:.';:..  r  milv^aukee. 


M OAD  WAY  LO OKING  SO UTH. 


6t 


Parallel  with  East  Water  street  is  Broadway,  formerly  known  as  Main 
street.  It  partakes  of  the  same  general  character  as  East  Water  street,  being 
largely  occupied  by  wholesale  houses.  The  view  here  given  is  from  Mason 
street,  looking  south.  At  the  corner  of  Wisconsin  street  can  be  seen  the 
front  of  the  most  prominent  structure  on  the  street,  the  palatial  building 
erected  by  the  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co.  It  is  built  of  lime-stone 
and  iron,  (fire-proot)  and  embellished  with  colossal  red  Scotch  granite  col- 
umns, and  presents  an  elegant  appearance.  Directly  opposite  this  is  the  well- 
known  Library  building,  and  in  the  background  looms  up  the  Newhall  House. 
On  the  intersecting  streets,  in  this  locality,  are  many  prominent  buildings,  the 
locations  of  well-known  business  houses,  but  these  we  shall  mention  at  their 
appropriate  time.     One  of  the  Leading  Institutions  of  Milwaukee  is  the 


NORTHWESTERN   MUTUAL   LIFE    INSURANCE   COMPANY. 

This  Company  commenced  business  in  1859,  without  a  dollar  of  capital, 
(it  being  purely  mutal  in  all  respects)  and  in  eighteen  years  has  accumulated 
assets  exceeding  %  18, 000, 000. 

On  the  1st  day  of  July,  1877,  the  surplus  of  the  Company,  alter  providing 
for  all  liabilities,  present  and  future,  including  4  per  cent,  reserve,  was 
$2,887,285.62,  as  determined  by  the  Insurance  Commissioners  of  five  different 
states,  after  a  protracted  and  searching  investigation  of  the  Company. 

The  Company  has  paid  lo  representatives  of  deceased  policy-holders  and 
to  living  members,  in  dividends,  over  FourteenMillion  Dollars. 

The  Company  invests  its  funds  upon  improved  real  estate  security,  at 
Western  rates  ot  interest,  and  it  has  now  thus  placed  over  eleven  and  a  halt 
million  dollars  on  real  estate  security  valued  at  nearly  forty-three  million 
dollars. 

Its  location  enables  it  to  select  the  choicest  securities,  and  to  command 
the  highest  rates  of  interest. 

The  interest  receipts  of  the  Company  since  its  organization  have  more 
than  equalled  its  losses  by  death,  and  1876  was  the  third  year  in  succession  in 
which  its  interest  receipts  exceeded  both  its  combined  disbursements  for  death 
claims  and  expenses. 


62 


NORTHWESTERN  LlfE  INSURANCE  CO. 


THIS  l-S  A  SHOWING  THAT  CAN  BE  MADE  V,\   NO  OTHER  COMPANY. 

Interest  receipts  since  or<janization $7,412,193.93 

Death  losses  paid  since  organization 5,726,365.12 

Excess  of  Interest  receipts $1,685,828.81 

The  Northwestern  has  had  for  the  past  fourteen  years  the  lowest 
averaj(e  rate  of  mortality  of  any  large  company. 

'I his  Company  holds  a  reserve  on  the  highest  standard  known  to  Amer- 
ican experience  (Actuaries'  4  per  cent.) 

The  surplus  ot  The  Northwestern  is  greater,  in  proportion  to  its 
liabilities,  than  that  of  any  other  company. 

The  Northwestern  is  now  paying  larger  dividends  than  any  other 
company  in  the  country.  On  a  life  policy  issued  in  1859,  ^^  ^^^  '^S^  of  35-  ^'^^ 
$10,000,  witii  an  arinual  premium  of  $268.70,  (reduced  to  $264.90  in  1869,)  the 
dividend  for  1877  is  $179.80,  or  67  per  cent,  of  the  premium.  This  dividend  is 
on  \\\t.-  policy  proper,  exclusive  of  the  dividends  earned  on  previous  additions. 
When  dividends  have  been  applied  to  purchase  additions,  the  earnings  are 
proportionately  increased. 

The  recent  examination  ol  the  company  which  was  made  by  Jesse  K. 
nines.  Insurance  Commissioner  for  Maryland;  Peter  Doyle,  Secretary  of  State 
and  cx-officio  Commissioner  of  Insurance  for  Wisconsin;  S.  H.  Rhodes, 
Insurance  Commissioner  of  Massachusetts;  John  F.  Smyth.  Superintendent  oi 
Insurance  ot  New  York;  T.  IJ.  Needles,  Auditor  P.  A.,  and  ex-officio  Insur- 
ance Commissioner  of  Illinois,  resulted  in  a  most  flattering  indorsement  ot 
the  company  and  its  management.  Copies  of  the  report  of  the  commissioners 
on  the  condition  of  the  company  may  be  obtained  on  application  therefor. 


£R0ADIVAY. 


63 


During  the  last  few  years  very  many  beautilul  business  blocks  have  been 
erected  in  Milwaukee,  ot  marble,  limestone,  red  sandstone  and  iron,  and  upon 
some  of  them  the  ornamentation  has  been  the  work  of  real  art.  No  better 
illustration  of  this  can  be  given  than  the  magnificent  bank-building  just 
erected  by  Alexander  Mitchell,  on  the  corner  of  East  Water  and  Michigan 
streets — an  illustration  of  which  is  given  on  page  59.  The  building  (which 
with  the  ground  cost  $600,000)  can  truly  l)e  called  artistic  as  well  as  eminently 
practical,  and  is  an  honor  to  its  builder,  the  supervising  architect  (E.  Town- 
send  Mix)  and  Milwaukee.  It  is  constructed  ot  Ohio  sandstone,  with  the 
portals  of  highly-polished  Aberdeen  granite.  No  matter  to  what  elegance 
the  city  attain,  this  building  must  ever  remain  among  the  most  handsome  in 
the  entire  Northwest. 

Below  we  have,  in  the  foreground,  a  lietter  view  ot  the  Newhall  House 
than  that  presented  in  a  preceding  view  of  Broadway,  for  this  illustration  rep- 
resents Broadway  from  Michigan  street,  looking  north.  In  the  background 
we  see  again  the  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Ins.  Co.'s   building,  in  the   upper 


story  ol  which  was  tor  a  numi:)cr  ot  years  located  the  U.  S.  Signal  .S'-rvice 
office  for  this  city.  The  new  Mitchell  block,  the  observatory  on  that  building 
being  the  highest  in  the  city  and  therefore  specially  well  adapted  for  the  use 
of  the  service,  now  contains  it. 

Directly  opposite  the  Newhall  House  are  the  offices  ot  the  American  and 
United  States  Express  companies.  As  betore  stated,  Broadway  is  largely 
given  up  to  wholesale  business.  On  either  side,  in  the  locality  represented 
above,  we  find  extensive  wholesale  millinery,  notions  and  clothing  houses, 
and,  in  the  block  just  south  of  Michigan  stieet,  large  dry-goods,  clothing  and 
other  establishments.  We  have  space  but  for  a  few  of  these  on  the  next  page. 
The  lower  portion  ot  the  thoroughfare,  towards  the  river,  is  occupied  by 
various  manufactories,  and  the  hum  of  industry  sounds  at  all  hours.  The 
street  is  well  paved  and  presents  a  scene  full  of  life  and  energy.  From  its 
central  location,  and  many  advantages,  it  is  destined  to  remain  one  of  the 
chief  avenues  for  wholesale  business.  On  the  southwest  corner  of  Michigan 
street  and  Broadway  is  the  building  occupied  by  the  Chamber  ot  Commerce; 
the  accommodations  are  hardly  what  such  a  prominent  organization  requires, 
and  therefore,  ere  long,  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  will  erect  a  building  for 
itself. 


64  BROADWAY  WHOLESALE  HO t/SES. 

H.  S.  MANVILLE^ 


IMPORTER  AND JOHBER  OF 


N"otions,  Hosiery  and  purnishing  Croods, 

AGENT  FOR  GRAY'S  COLLARS, 
382  &  384  Broadway^  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

A.  W.  STRAW.  W.  H.  ELLSWORTH.  JOE  BRANDT, 


Straw,  ELLSwoRXHcf  Brandt, 

WHOLESALE  HATTERS, 

CAPS.  FURS,  STRAW  GOODS,  GLOVES.  MITTENS, 

ROBES,  UMBRELLAS,  Etc., 

354  &,  3S©  Broad wa.y,  I«dlil"w-a.-u.ls.©©. 


ESTUilJSHED  i8r,o 


LANDAUER&CO., 


IMPORTERS  AND  JOHHERS  OF 


DRY  GOODS  I  NOTIONS, 

347  &  349  BROADWAY, 
115  &  117  woKTH  strkkt  1  JVlIL  X^vTA  uKEE. 

:i_^  ESTAIJLI.SHED    1849.  ^jS^ 

CHARLES  E.  STORM  .^  CO., 

SUCCKSSORS  TO 

SEXTON  BROS.  &  CO.  ^  STORM,  HILL  &  CO.. 

Importers  and  Johbers  of 

Dry  Goods  and  Notions, 

l.lit.liiircli  St..   .NVw   York,    -    -     Bromlway  4;  Huron  St. ,  Milwaukee. 


MERCHANTS  MILLS. 


CORNER  BROADWAY  AND  DETROIT  STREET. 


LDiv  /io] 


SPICES, 

White  Lily^  King  Baking  Powders 

PREPARED  MUSTARD, 
Georsfe  ^  Chas.  Hummel's  Essence  of  Coffee. 

JEWETT  &  SHERMAN  COMPANY, 

Propribtors. 


66 


BROADWAY. 


THE  SILOi  MINERAL  SPRING 

is  located  in  the  first  ward  of  this 
city.  The  wonderful  cures  by  the  use 
of  this  water,  for  all  diseases  of  the 
Kidneys,  Dyspepsia, etc.,  are  attracting 
the  attention  ot  people  in  all  parts  of 
the  United  States. 

For  particulars,  address 

SiLOAM  Mineral  Spring  Co. 

MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 


A.L.KANE, 
Real  Instate  and  Loan  Broker, 

397  Broadway,  Milwaukee. 

Special  attention  paid  to  invest- 
ments, collections  of  rents,  payment 
ot  taxes,  etc.     Reler  to 

First  National  Bank, 

Bank  of  Commerce,  or 
Wis.  Marine  &  Fire  Ins.  Co.'s  Bank 


D.  D.  FRENCH, 

G-g.Tlt    ^  -a,  1  E*  O  R  ^ 

3S9  Broa-ciway. 

Having  done  the  Finest,  Most  Fashionable  and  Successful 

IN   MILWAUKEE  FOR  23  YEARS, 
(iives  me  confidence  that  I  can  ])lease  any  one  in  want  of  FineGarmenis. 


Mani'factlrkr  of 


IKini  "IHK  I'INKST  (iRADFS   OF    FOREIGN    AND    DOMESTIC  LF:aF    TOBACCO, 

And  Dealer  in  Smoking,  Chewing^]  Leaf  Tobaccos, 

387  BROADWAY,   MILWAUKEE. 

NOTE. — We  wish  to  rail  the  attention  of  the  trade  to  the  House  of  C.  H.  Swcetland,  a  practical 
Manufacturer  and  Wholesale  dealer  in  Segars  and  Tobacco,  who  established  his  business  in  this  place 
twenty  years  ago  and  by  industry  and  perseverance  has  built  up  his  present  extensive  trade,  and  with  his 
Ion};  aci|uainlance  with  the  principal  Eastern  Houses  in  his  line  has  facilities  for  supplying  the  trade  that 
cannot  be  sur|)assed  in  tlie  Northwest.     Orders  promptly  nttented  '"  and  satisfaction  guaranteed. — Com. 


PHOTOGRAPHER, 

385  BROADWAY. 

I'cmianent  photojiraphK  a  Specialty.     All  kin<ls  of  pictures  copied  or  enlarged  foany  size. 
Stereoscopic  Views  of  Milwaukee  and  environs. 

Awarded  first  premiums  in  every  instance  when  exhibiting  in  competition  for  prizes. 


WtlSCONSlN  STREET. 


67 


Upon  reaching  Wisconsin  street  we  find  ourselves  in  the  center  ot  the 
retail  trade  of  the  city.  Standing  at  the  corner  of  East  Water  street,  which 
teems  witli  life,  the  observer  sees  to  the  west,  across  the  bridge,  Grand  Ave- 
nue with  its  restless  throng;  looking  east,  in  the  direction  of  the  bay,  he  notes 
the  crowded  walk  and  busy  street  giving  evidence  of  constant  activity.  The 
view  here  given  fails  to  convey  the  full  importance  of  this  thoroughfare,  as 
but  one  side  of  the  street  is  represented.  &pon  the  other  side  as  weil  are 
numerous  handsome  sto  ^es,  elegantly  fitted  for  the  accommodation  of  the 
retail  trade,  and  perhaps  the  visitor  could  not  find  a  better  opportunity  to 
iudge  of  the  life  and  bustle  of  Milwaukee  than  is  afforded  here.  The  street, 
as  a  mere  sight,  is  very  attractive,  being  100  feet  wide  and  finely  poved. 

Among  those  who  have  been  foremost  in  enterprise  and  deservedly  suc- 
cessful in  directing  trade  to  this  localitv,  should  be  mentioned  the  firms  ot 
Rich  &  Silber  &  H.  Heyn,  dealers  in  ladies'  furnishing  and  fancy  goods, 
cloaks,  worsteds,  trimmings,  notions,  etc. 


WISCONSIN    STRFFT,    LOOKING   EAST. 

One  of  the  most  prominent  corners  in  the  city  has  at  all  times  been  the 
building  shown  on  the  left  of  the  above  illustration.  Here  Messrs.  F.  H. 
Denman  and  E.  F.  Strickland,  Jr.,  have  estnblished  their  "Boston  99  Cent 
Store,"  which  has  become  as  prominent  a  feature  of  Milwaukee  as  similar 
first-class  establishments  in  other  metropolitan  eities;  certainly  none  could  be 
fitted  up  more  appropriately  and  with  greater  taste  nor  contain  a  greater  va- 
riety of  nice  goods  than  are  displayed  by  Denman  &  Co.  A  special  feature 
ot  theirs  is  to  provide  goods  for  the  different  seasons  of  the  year,  which  gives 
their  store  at  hll  times  a  bright  and  inviting  appearance.  Particularly  is  this 
the  case  when  the  holidays  approach.  Of  course  it  is  impossible  to  go  into 
details  in  regard  to  the  different  branches  of  trade  represented  on  this  great 
thoroughfare  and  adjoining  streets.  Most  wonderful,  however,  has  been  the 
spread  ot  business  from  this  corner  to  the  east  and  north. 


68  MUSICAL  INSRUMENTS,  &-c. 

SOLE  AGKNT  FOK 

Wisconsin,  Minnesota  &^  Northern  Iowa, 

— (  FOK  )  — 

CHICKER1NG& Sons'  Pianos, 

o:  AND  :o 

Lorixig  <So  "Bla^te.e'sFa.la.ce"  Organs. 


ALSO    DKALKR    IN 


Hallett  &  Ciimston.  Hrnest  Gabler  and  Boardman  &  Gray's  Pianos. 

422  BROADWAY,  MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 

H.  N.  HEMPSTED'S  TEMPLE  OF  MUSIC, 

408.  410  &  412  Broadway,  Milwaukp:e, 

o:    PUBLISHER  OF    :o 

SiiEET     jyEXJSIO     rm&^    ]N»/IXJSIO    BOOKZS. 

AND    DEALER   IN 

MUSICAL  INSTRUMENTS 

OF  EVERY  DBKCRIPTION. 

Steinway  &  Son  s  Pianos, 

CLOUGH  (Si  WARREN'S  ORGANS, 

EMERSON'S  PIANOS, 

NEW  ENGLAND  GO'S  ORGANS.  8:c.,  &c. 

M.    A.   STIR  N, 

No.  102  Mason  St..  Cor.  Broadway,  Milwaukee,  Wis., 


Sole  ARent  for  the  Celel)ratcd 


KNABE    PIANOS, 

And  Dealer  in  the 

NEW  IMPROVED  TRAYSER  UPRIGHT  PIANO, 

Hazelton  Bros.,  N.  T.,  Christie,  N.  Y„  Marchal  &  Smith,  N.  Y,  Grovesteen  &  Fuller,  N.  Y. 
Fi.A.isros. 


BR  OAD  WA  V—  WISCONSIN  STREET. 


69 


The  illustration  on  this  page  represents  the  northeast  corner  of  Broad- 
way and  Wisconsin  street,  with  the  large  block  known  as  the  Library  building 
in  the  center.  This  is  a  piece  of  historical  ground,  originally  donated  by 
Solomon  Juneau  for  hotel  purposes;  here,  in  1835,  stood  the  Bellevue  House, 
afterwards  the  Milwaukee  House,  an  illustration  of  which  we  gave  in  the 
early  portion  of  this  book.  The  Custom  House,  containing  the  postoffice  and 
government  offices,  located  on  the  corner  of  Milwaukee  and  Wisconsin  streets, 
is  also  shown  in  the  accompanying  cut.  The  Library  building  has  recently 
become  the  property  of  John  M.  and  B.  Kurtz  Miller,  who  have  lately  entirely 
overhauled  the  interior  and  repaired  it;  now,  with  its  passenger  elevator,  its 
rotunda  and  its  spacious  offices,  it  is  one  ot  the  most  complete  business  blocks 
in  the  city.     The  offices  are  principally  occupied  by  attorneys. 


THE   LIBRARY    BUILDING    AND    SURROUNDINGS. 

With  a  reputation  lor  music  so  widely  and  firmly  established,  it  is  no  won- 
der that  the  houses  devoted  to  the  sale  of  musical  goods  and  instruments 
should  be  tully  as  well  established.  In  a  prominent  position  is  the  old  house 
of  H.  N.  Hempsted,  the  agent  ior  the  Steinway  piano,  whose  business  neces- 
sitates a  building  of  large  dimensions  which  has  been  elegantly  fitted  up. 
Indeed;  the  piano  manufacturers  are  to  be  congratulated  upon  being  repre- 
sented by  such  substantial  men  as  their  Milwaukee  agents:  The"  Chickering" 
piano  by  James  B.  Bradford,  the  "Knabe"  by  M.  N.  Stirn,  and  the  "Decker" 
by  L.  Henes.  Among  the  stores  on  Wisconsin  street  are  those  of  Messrs.  W. 
H.  Stanley  &  Co.,  who  have  recently  opened  the  most  elegant  jewelry  estab- 
lishment in  the  city,  and  the  stationery  and  book  house  of  Messrs.  W.  S. 
Hamilton  &  Co.,  the  branch  of  the  Singer  Manufacturing  Company  managed 
by  C.  A.  Noyes,  and  the  large  carpet  house  of  Stark  Bros.  Spannmg  the 
length  of  the  building  shown  in  the  illustration  can  be  seen  the  largest  sign 
in  the  city,  that  of  the  Spencerian  Business  College,  which  is  managed  by  R. 
C.  Spencer,  one  of  the  original  family  of  Spencers. 


70  WISCONSIN  AND 

WTS.  HAMILTONlca 

Booksellers  and  Stationers, 

104  Wisconsin  Street. 

We  have  the  most  complete  stock  of  miscellaneous  and  standard  works  to  be  found  in  the  west. 
Corretipoiidcnt'e  with  libraries  Noiicited. 

FIXH  STATI().\1:RV    AND    HNGRAVING     A  SPECIALTY. 

STANLEY  k  COMPANY, 

110  WISCONSIN  STREET, 

MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 

Since  early  times  there  has  been  located  in  this  city  a  branch  of  the  great  SiNGKR    MANUFACTURING 
Co.,  which  has  supplied  a  large  territorj'  of  the  Nortiiwest  with  its  celebrated  Sewing  Machines. 

'i'he  company  sells  its  machines  for  cash  at  astonishingly  low  prices,   reduced    to   nearly   one-half. 

IJS  MOTf O  : 

\  HE  Singer  Sewing  Machine  Ahead  ! 

b.is  proved  true.      For  instance  the 

SINGER    FAMILY    SEWING    MACHINE. 

-    warranted — sold  at  S65.00,  is  reduced  toS.'JJ.oo.     .Ml  other  styles  are  reduced  in  prices  proportionately. 
It   is  hardly  necessary   to  say   anything   in    praise   of  ihe   Singer   Sewing   Machines,    they   speak 
as  the  saying  goes!  for  themselves  and  are  known  as  the  best  the  world  over. 

Thf.Si.\(;kk  M.'WrrAC-TURlxc;  Co..  loi  Wisconsin  Street,  Milwaukee. 
■  •_  i:ST.\IW.I.SUKI)    1845.  _  . 

STA  R  K    BROTH  ERS, 

sl'Crp.SSORS    in 

I'.k.M  iK;K1)  &  STARK. r*r^  BRADFOKD  HKOS., 
'~    DEALERS  IN  T 


Cunain-.  Linens,  likinkclNOil  Cloth  |  House  Furnishino-  Goods 

r29&  131   WISCONSIN  .ST.,  MILWAUKEE. 


MIL  WA  UKEE  STREETS. 


71 


It  was  regarded  a  bold  undertaking  when  the  enterprising  dry-goods 
merchant  T.  A  Chapman,  who  had  since  1857  conducted  a  successful  business 
on  East  Water  street,  concluded  five  years  ago  to  change  his  base  and  pro- 
ceeded to  erect  a  magnificent  block  on  the  corner  of  Milwaukee  and  Wiscon- 
sin street,  from  which  the  view  of  Milwaukee  street  shown  on  this  page  was 
about  that  time  taken. 

What  a  change  has  come  over  this  neighborhood  in  this  short  space  of 
time.  Some  of  the  finest  and  most  elegant  business  structures  have  been 
erected,  of  which  the  great  building  occupied  by  A.  D.  Seaman  &  Co.  (see 
next  page)  is  a  fair  specimen.  We  are  justified  in  giving  T.  A.  Chapman  the 
credit  for  the  broad  idea  of  spreading  out  rather  than  confining  the  retail 
business  of  the  city  to  narrow  limits.  The  people  have  followed  where  Chap- 
man led  the  way,  and  the  necessity  of  almost  doubling  his  capacity  during 
the  past  season  has  proved  the  correctness  of  his  judgment.  We  quote  from 
the  "Sentinel"  of  recent  date  : 

THE  GREAT  DRY-GOODS  HOUSE  OF  T.  A.  CHAPMAN  AND  CO., 

on  Wisconsin  street,  has  become  so  closely  identified  with  the  growth,   pros- 
perity and  good  name  of  Milwaukee  that  the  press  falls  short  of  its  duty  when 


MILWAUKEE  STREET  IN  1 874. 
it  fails  to  chronicle  the  changes  that  may  be  made  from  time  to  time  in  the 
institution.  The  latest  mark  of  progress  on  the  part  of  Mr.  Chapman  is  the 
enlargement  ot  his  store  and  the  improved  classification  ot  the  various  de- 
partments. Formerly  his  numbers  were  125  and  127,  and  now  they  include 
133  and  135.  The  latter  were  then  occupied  by  L.  A.  Wheeler.  This  makes 
a  total  frontage  ot  100  feet.  The  rooms  extend  165  feet  in  depth  and  in  the 
rear  is  a  spacious  apartment  running  between  the  two.  In  addition  to  the 
fine  show  windows,  which  are  at  once  light  and  attractive,  the  building  has 
the  advantage  of  an  enormous  rotunda  skylight,  which,  with  the  modern  im- 
provements in  the  furniture  and  a  systematic  and  convenient  arrangement  or 
classification  of  the  different  departments,  gives  the  place  an  elegant  and  de- 
cidedly metropolitan  appearance. 

A  glance  through  the  house  invariably  gives  a  person  the  impression  that 
by  some  magical  process  a  dozen  stores  hare  been  thrown   into  one.      The 


72 


SUCCESSFUL  BUSINESS  MEN. 


establishment  is  among  the  most  complete  and  extensive  of  all  the  noted 
Western  dry-goods  houses.  It  is  simply  a  magnificent  emporium,  where  all 
grades  of  dr\--goods,  from  the  silks  ai;d  laces  down  to  the  linens  and  cottons 
are  to  be  found;  but  the  most  admirable  feature  of  it  all  is  that  there  is  no 
confusion.  The  arrangement  or  system  upon  which  the  business  is  conducted 
shows  the  mind  of  a  master  executive.  There  are  over  a  score  of  different 
departments,  each  of  which  has  an  efficient  head.  The  new  stores  are  to 
contain  the  dress-making,  millinery,  cloak,  fur  and  suit  departments,  in  which 
over  loo  ladies  are  employed.  Altogether  about  250  operatives  are  needed 
in  the  establishment.  In  speaking  of  the  growth  of  the  place  these  tacts 
naturallv  come  to  the  front.  While  this  is  Mr.  Chapman's  private  business  it 
is  at  the  same  time  a  matter  of  general  interest.  The  public  long  since  came 
to  appreciate  the  fact  that  he  carries  the  largest  stock  of  all  grades  ot  dry- 
goods  of  any  similar  house  in  the  state,  and  now  his  customers  from  one  end 
of  the  Northwest  to  the  other,  will  soon  discover  that  Milwaukee  has  actually 
one  of  the  handsomest  and  most  commodious  stores  to  be  seen  in  the  entire 
United  States." 

No  visitor  of  Milwaukee  should  fail  to  view  the  interior  ot  this  magnifi- 
cent establishment  and  the  goods  therein  displayed  tor  inspection.  We  would 
also  suggest  a  visit  to  the  great  carpet-house  of  Stark  Bros.,  and  the  building 
occupied  by  Messrs.  A.  D.  Seaman  &.  Co.  During  the  past  two  seasons  a 
number  of  elegant  stores  have  been  erected  on  Milwaukee  street  and  have 
been  rented  before  being  finished. 


ESTABLISHED  IN  1846. 


FURNITURE, 

MNE  AND  COMMON 

at  prices  to  correspond  with  the  times. 

MADE  A  SPECIALTY 

without  charge  for  designs. 
We  ask  an  inspection  before  making  your  purchases 


l\. 


■P 


137  &  139  Wisconsin  St. 


MASOA  STREET. 


73 


Mason  street  is  another  center  for  business,  and  the  extension  of  the 

horse-railroad  line  on  that  thoroughfare  has  added  to  its  popularity.  Between 
Broadway  and  East  Water  street  it  is  a  veritable  "Printing  House  Square." 
On  the  corner  of  Broadway,  we  see  the  commodious  building  owned  and 
occupied  by  the  Daily  Herald,  and  adjoining  this,  the  spacious  Sentinelo^cc, 
while  directly  opposite  is  the  establishment  of  the  See-Bote.  Thus  are  brought 
within  easy  speaking  distance,  the  three  prominent  daily  journals  of  the  city. 
Here  we  find  also  the  oldest  jewelry  establishment  in  this  city,  that  ot  C. 
Preusser  &  Bro.,  close  by  the  business  houses  represented  on  the  next  page. 
The  triangular  space  on  East  Water  street,  known  as  Market  Square,  extends 
trom  Mason  to  Oneida  streets.  When  all  the  associations  connected  there- 
with are  gathered  together,  they  present  a  series  of  pictures  that  the  old  set- 
tlers delight  to  view.  In  the  early  days  there  arose  trom  this  spot  quite  a  hill, 
indeed  almost  a  mountain  arid  hither  came  the  various  tribes  of  Indians  to 
pay  homage  to  the  Great  Manitou.  A  dense  forest  covered  the  slopes  and 
crown  of  the  hill,  and  the  effect  of  this  natural  tower,  as  it  arose  in  majestic 


MASON  STREET,  LOOKING  EAST, 
grandeur,  was  extremely  beautiful  and  impressive.  At  its  foot,  on  the  north 
and  west  slope,  was  the  marsh  adjacent  to  the  river.  In  1837,  on  the  top  of 
this  hill,  Mathias  Stein  erected  a  small  house,  which  remained  in  use  until  it 
made  room  for  the  elegant  new  block  that  now  adorns  the  east  side  of  the 
street.  As  the  hill  was  graded  to  the  present  level,  the  old  house  was  lowered 
with  it,  and  made  a  total  descent  of  50  feet.  Mr.  Stein,  who  built  it,  and  who 
therefore  was  the  first  occupant  of  Market  Square,  is  still  alive  and  a  resident 
of  the  city. 

Market  Hall  (now  called  Old  City  Hall)  is  a  building  about  which  cluster 
an  array  of  associations  somewhat  remarkable.  The  edifice  was  erected  in 
1852,  and  was,  as  the  illustration  on  next  page  shows,  a  pretentious  building 
for  the  times.  Market  Hall,  as  its  name  implies,  was  used  as  a  general  mar- 
ket (similar  to  the  popular  "German  Market"  of  to-day,  located  on  Division 
street.)  Meat  and  vegetables  filled  the  space  and  the  careful  housewives 
daily  made  their  rounds  of  the  numerous  stalls  or  booths  to  supply  the  wants 


74  MARKET  SQ  UARE  NEIGHBORHO  OD. 

ESTABLISHED,  -  -  ......  1844. 

CHE.  PEEUSSER  &  BEO., 

WATCHMAKERS  AND  JEWELERS, 
Importers  and  Jobbers  of 

Walclies,  Clocb,  NlakiEiMewelrf,  Oicunoiids,  Silver  Ware,  &Cm&c,, 

438  East  Watkr  Street,  Corner  Mason. 
E^AGENCY   FOR    ANSONIA    CLOCKS.-^ 

Julius  Lando,  Optician, 

436  EAST  WATER  STREET. 

(KIRIiY  HOUSE  BLOCK.) 

Having  had  the  benefit  of  a  scientific  education,  he  is  enabled,  to  carry  on  his  business  himtelf  and 
Eye-Patients  will  therefore  be  served  intelligently.  He  has  always  large  assortments  of  phylosophical  and 
mathematical  instruments,  Eyeglasses  of  every  description.  Telescopes  etc.  on  hand,  constructs  new 
instruments  and  makes  changes  and  improvements  in  instruments  to  order.  He  inserts  Artificial  Eyes  and 
does  repairing  at  very  low  rates.  By  observation  of  strict  and  solid  business  principles  this  firm  is 
enjoying  a  well  deserved   reputation  throughout    our  1 'ity   and    its  vicinity.       Correspondence  solicited. 

JOHN  C.  WELLES, 

ristuls,..;^^^-     ^^%  lackle. 

BREECH  LOADING  GUNS  MADE  TO  ORDER. 

Repairing    carefully    attended    to.       All    kinds   of  ainmiuiition    at    lowest    prices. 

-435    East   "Water    Street,    nidiil'wsL-u.lc.e©. 

W.  E.  GOODMAN, 

Whoi.ksai.k  and  Retail  Dealer  in 

GAS    FIXTURES, 

ORNAMENTAL  BRONZES, 

PLUMBING  ^^PLUMBERS'  MATERIALS, 

Rchnishing  oi  Gas  Fixtures.— Excelsior  Slide  Steam  Heating. 

442  &  444  East  Water  Street,  Milwaukee. 


A  PROUD  RECORD. 


75 


Milwaukee  Mechanics'  Mutual  Insurance  Company. 

Assets  July  ist,  1877,  $754,178.08. 

This  oldest  German  Insurance  Company  of  the  Northwest  was  organized 
under  a  charter  from  the  State  of  Wisconsin  in  the  year  1852,  its  first  meeting 
being  held  on  the  26th  of  February,  1852. 

In  the  meeting  held  on  the  2d  of  October,  1852,  Chr.  Preusscr  was  elected 
one  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  on  the  1st  of  October,  1855,  President  of 
the  company,  which  position  he  has  held  to  this  day. 

Of  the  first  directors  of  the  company,  Messrs.  Obermann  and  Preusser 
have  remained  in  office  to  date,  the  former  now  Treasurer,  the  latter  Presi- 
dent. The  present  secretary  of  the  company,  Adolf  J.  Cramer,  was  elected 
to  that  office  on  the  13th  of  March,  1865. 

At  the  start  this  _^.^^b^  _  in  the  fo  1 1  o  w  ing 

confined        ■^^^^.-sss^^^^^^fe^fc^^      states:     Wisconsin, 

'  Illinois,  Indiana, 
%  Ohio,  Pennsylvania, 
gfi  Missouri,  Iowa, 
Minnesota  and  Col- 
orado and  wherever 
it  has  seen  fit  to  lo- 
cate it  soon  made 
friends  and  numer- 
ous patrons,  enjoy- 
ing the  same  degree 
of  popularity  that 
it  has  continually 
enjoyed  in  its  own 
home. 

Believing  in  the 
old  saying,  that 
"honesty  is  the  best 
policy, "  the  man- 
a  g  e  m  e  n  t  of  the 
company  has  always 
endeavored  not  only 
to  go  ahead  in  a 
careful    and    judi- 


company 

its  business  prin 
cipally  to  the  city  ot  ^;^^ 
Milwaukee,  but 
afterwards  cau- 
tiously extended  it 
over  the  entire  state 
of  Wisconsin. 

In  the  year  1872 
the  CO  m  pan}' 
branched  out  over 
the  Northwestern 
States,  believing 
that  a  large  exten- 
sion of  the  business 
and  corresponding 
distribution  of  risks 
only  strengthens  the 
security  of  the  com- 
pany. 

At  present  the 
company  is  repre- 
s  e  n  t  e  d  through 
numerous   agencies 


442  &  444  MARKET  SQUARE, 
cious  manner,  but  to  conduct  the  business  and  adjust  losses  strictly  upon  the 
principles  of  honesty  and  justice.  With  these  outspoken  principles  the  com- 
pany has  grown  to  be  a  strong,  reliable  institution,  and  can  proudly  celebrate 
the  twenty-fifth  anniversary  of  a  successful  existence  with  the  close  of  its 
books  for  the  current  year. 

The  company's  own  building,  ot  which  the  above  is  a  cut,  was  erected 
and  occupied  in  1875.  It  is  a  solid  stone  structure,  an  ornament  to  the  city 
and  a  paying  investment  to  the  company. 

As  our  beautiful  and  prosperous  city  of  Milwaukee  is  being  most  credit- 
ably represented  abroad  by  the  Milwaukee  Mechanics'  Mutual  Insurance  Co. 
it  has  been  thought  proper  to  give  space  to  this  little  sketch.  The  p.  esent 
directors  and  officers  of  the  compaiiy  are: 


Chr.  Preusser,  Milwaukee. 
Fr.  Vogel,  " 

Jac.  Obermann,        " 
Ferd.  Kuehn,  " 

Fr.  Hilgen,  Cedarburg. 


Chr.  Preuxser,  President. 

Jacob  Obermann,  Treasurer. 


John  C.  Dick,  Milwaukee. 
Conrad  Mayer,       " 
John  Esch,  " 

GuiDo  Pfister, 
RuD.   Puchner,  New  Holstein 


Fred  P.\nsT,  Milwaukee. 
Dan  Schultz, 
J.  P.  Kissinger,       " 
A.  J.  Cramer,  " 

Fr.  Geei.e.  Sheboygan. 
Adolf  y.   Cr ' I mer,  SecrctnTy. 

Dan  Schultz,  General  Agent 


76 


MARKEl  SQUARE. 


of  the  table.  In  1853  the  upper  story  of  the  building  was  dedicated  to  the 
muses,  and  Joseph  Kurz  opened  it  as  a  German  theater.  Opera,  the  drama 
and  music  were  repeatedly  produced  and  some  of  the  greatest  successes  ot 
the  then  young  Musical  Society  were  made  in  this  hall.  Balatka,  Bach,  Wein- 
berg and  others  whose  names  are  familiar,  added  to  their  fame  in  the  nu- 
merous entertainments  in  which  they  participated  in  this  recognized  habita- 
tion of  the  muses. 

In  February,  i860,  the  last  performances  were  given,  lor  at  that  time  the 
city  purchased  the  spot  and  transformed  the  building  into  the  City  Hall.  For 
about  twelve  years  the  municipal  officers  occupied  the  places  once  devoted  to 
meats  and  vegetables,  but  upon  the  completion  of  the  new  Court  House  they 
were  transferred  to  the  east  wing  ot  that  commodious  structure  and  occupy 
it  to  the  present  time.  At  the  time  of  their  removal  a  new  department  (the 
water-works)  was  added  to  the  city  government  and  its  employes  were  given 
possession  of  the  vacated  rooms,  and  there  they  can  be  found  at  present,  in 
company  with  the  Health  Department.  About  tour  years  ago  the  Municipal 
court-room,  which  was  located  over  the  police  station,  was  decided  to  be  too 


OLD  CITY  HALL — OPERA  HOUSE. 

uncomfortable  and  accordingly  the  council  chamber  in  old  City  Hall  was  re- 
fitted tor  its  occupancy.  It  proves  very  interesting  to  trace  back  the  history 
of  this  one  structure,  for  its  varied  associations  give  it  a  wider  scope  for  rem- 
iniscences than  almost  any  other  l)uilding  in  the  city.  Today,  instead  of  ad- 
miring statues  of  Gfjethe  and  Beethoven  appropriately  placed  in  niches  (which 
were  made  but  never  filled),  or  noticing  the  busy  transactions  of  a  general 
market,  or  even  observing  the  methods  adopted  in  carrying  on  the  business  ot 
the  city,  we  push  our  Svay  through  the  crowd  of  laborers  who,  each  with  a 
saw,  are  "waiting  for  something  to  turn  up"  in  the  shape  of  a  wood-pile  to  be 
demolished. 

From  this  point  access  to  the  west  side  ot  the  river  is  easy  by  way  ot 
Oneida  street  bridge,  from  which  a  very  fine  view  of  Milwaukee  river  is  ob- 
tained. Indeed,  each  of  the  bridges  (and  there  are  many,  one  to  every  two 
blocksj  affords  a  handsome  view;  a  view  from  Spring  street  bridge,  looking 
south,  is  illustrated  on  the  following  page.  Passing  over  this  bridge,  in  order 
to  obtain  the  scene  of  which  we  speak,  we  find  ourselves  again  in  the  busi- 
ness heart  of  the  West  Side. 


78 


IV£S2  SIDE  BUSINESS  EiRMS. 


GUSTAVUS  BODE, 

II  GRAND  AVExMUE, 

iS]  orth western  i  hotographic  Stock  Depot 

o:  AND  :o 

0HEIvd:i0^3L.    rj^BOK..A.TOK,^ 

DEALER  IX 

Photographic  Stock,   Artists'   and  Wax   Flower  Materials, 

Picture  Frames,  Moulding-s  and  Photographic  Chemicals. 


'"-^^^^Me^^ 


N.  BRICK, 

MAXUFACIUKEK  AND  DEALER   FX 

PARLOR, 

DINING   ROOM 

—AND 

CHAMBER 

FURNITURE 

OF  ALL  ClRADES, 
126  &  128  Grand  Ave.,  Milwaukee. 


Having  done  a  successful  business  in  this  city 
for  the  past  26  years,  I  am  at  all  times  able  to 
offer  the  very  best  inducements  to  purchasers  and 
solicit  all  who  come  to  the  city  to  call  and  inspect 
my  extensive  stock  in  the  above  lines  of  furniture. 


^<s^^%^^ 


PoposKEY  &  Van  Horn's 

Art  Emporium, 

130  Orand  A.v©2:i-u.©. 
Milwaukee,        -        -        Wisconsin. 


GRAND  A  VENUE. 


79 


For  a  distance  of  several  blocks  west  from  the  river,  Grand  Avenue,  is  a 
lively,  energ-elic  business  thoroughfare,  filled  with  people  and  teams  and  pre- 
senting a  metropolitan  appearance  in  every  sense  of  the  word.  Near  the  corner 
of  West  Water  street,  as  shown  by  the  illustration,  stands  the  handsome 
Plankinton  House,  and  on  either  side  of  the  avenue  are  wholesale  and  retail 
stores.  The  new  West  Side  street-railway  starts  its  cars  from  this  corner, 
which  is  a  junction,  really,  of  nearly  all  the  lines  in  the  city,  a  fact  which  re- 
sults in  a  deal  of  life  and   bustle.      One  by  one  the  old   buildings  along  the 


iivci.  n.:>  icii  db  ocvciuii  bLreei  uusiness  nas  pusneu  us  way, 
crowding  the  residence  portion  further  west,  to  make  room  for  the  constantly 
ncreasing  development  of  trade.     And  this  is   true  also   of  the  streets  lying 


PLANKINTON  HOUSE. 

parallel  with  Grand  Avenue;  new  stores  and  the  activity  ot  work  everywhere 
are  springing  into  sight.  The  progress  is  simply  wondertul,  and  while  it  is 
doubtless  a  fact  that  the  East  Side  will  always  retain,  not  only  its  own  trade, 
but  a  certain  proportion  of  that  of  the  West  Side,  it  must  be  remembered 
that  there  are  natural  boundaries  (the  lake  and  river)  that  cannot  be  over- 
come, while  the  West  Side  has  no  boundaries  except  those  demanded  by 
business  interests.  Among  the  firms  directly  opposite  the  great  Plankinton 
House  we  notice  the  large  furniture  establishment  owned  and  occupied  by 
N.  Brick,  which  should  be  visited,  as  also  the  Art  Emporium  of  Poposkey  & 
Van  Horn,  who  deserve  credit  for  the  maintenance  of  an  Art  Gallery  in  con- 
nection with  their  manufacturing  and  sales  department.  Near  the  bridge, 
we  notice  the  photographic  stock  depot  and  chemical  laboratory  of  Milwau- 
kee's celebrated  chemist.  Gustavus  Bode,  while  on  West  Water  and  Third 
streets,  near  Grand  Avenue,  among  the  many  heavy  business  firms  are  those 
whose  cards  are  inserted  on  the  next   page. 


8o 


tV£ST  SIDE  BU3INESS  t'IRMS. 


ESTBLISHED  IN  1850. 


Dealer  in 


SHELF:- 

-o:  AND  :o— 

HEAVY 


ardware 


IRON,    STEEL    AND    TINNER'S    STOCK, 
Agent  for  Brecht's  Celebrated  Butcher  Machines, 

43,  45.  47  &  49  West  Water  Street.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


E    R.  PAINE. 


(hstablishkd  1851.)- 


R.  P.  ELMORE. 


K,.  F.  el:m:ok.e  &  c:^^^ ,, 


WHOLESALE  DEALERS  LN 


COAL  AND  PIG  IRON, 

FIRI::  BRICK.  1-  IRK  CLAY.  P^OUNDRY  FACINCiS, 

ROSENDALE,    AKRON.    MILWAUKEE   AND    PORTLAND    CEMENTS, 

N'ew  York  &  Michigan  Stucco.  Plaster  Paris,  Plow  Grind  Stones  and  Oven  Tiles. 

Vard  No.  1,  and  onicc  -!»(»  W<'sl  Water  St.,      Vard  Xo.»— 1'2'J  South  Walcr  St., 

Yiird  No.  "2    -.jSO  UiverSt.,  ^         Yard  No.  4— Near  Elevator  K,  Biirnh's  t'HiiiiI. 

TERMS  CASH.     Contracts  for  FREIGHT  secured  as  LOW  as  possible. 

M    ■■    -t^  .^\.   CJ^  JESL  jf\.  jEm.  JL^^ 

87  WEST  WATER  ST.,   MILWAUKEE. 

Manuf;i(;tiirers   .Agent   and  l)caler  in 

iFiojsr    >^:iNriD   -wooid   ''woRKiiiNXGi 


nvc 


CKiisrEii^^s^ 


Boilers-,  Mill-,  lujundry-  and  Machinists-Supplies, 

ISr  Correspondence   solicited   and   promptly   attended    to.  -ifcjft 


WES7    WA7ER  STREET. 


West  Water  street  we  find  to  be  not  only  the  most  prominent  business 
thoroughfare  ot  the  West  Side,  but  of  the  city.  Running  parallel  with  the 
river,  it  is  to  the  West  Side  what  East  Water  street  is  to  the  East  Side.  Who 
would  think,  to  gaze  down  this  busy  avenue  ot  trade,  that  but  a  compara- 
tively few  years  ago  a  marshy  swamp  existed  where  now  stand  the  massive 
blocks  devoted  to  business  ?  Much  labor  and  more  money  was  required  to 
create  the  foundation  lor  this  prominent  thoroughfare,  and  only  those  who 
have  been  .identified  with  the  city  from  its  early  history  can  appreciate  the 
wonderful  change  and  improvement. 

Proceeding  south  from  Grand  Avenue,  on  this  street,  we  notice  particu- 
larly the  commodious  blocks  erected  within  the  past  few  years,  many  of  them 
being  devoted  to  the  general  commission  business;  indeed,  the  commission 
merchants  seem  to  have  found  this  locality  a  favorable  one  for  their  trade,  for 
they  occupy  a  prominent  share  of  the  space  for  several  blocks.  Here  also  we 
find  the  large  iron  dealers  and  machinery  warehouses  and  the  ofifices  and 
warerooms  ot  the  packing-houses  (whose  business  amounts  to  an   immense 


WEST   WATER   STREET,    LOOKING   SOUTH. 

sum  annually,  and  will  be  noticed  further  on.)  As  we  approach  the  south 
end  of  the  street  we  see,  on  the  east  side,  the  docks  from  which  leave  the 
dailv  steamers  for  points  on  either  side  of  the  lake  (previously  mentioned"!  and 
on  the  West  Side  the  Prairie  du  Chien  R.  R.  depot,  freight-house  and  buildings. 
Here  it  is  well  enough  to  mention  that  a  track  connects  the  depots  and  docks, 
thus  facilitating  the  transfer  of  goods.  At  the  end  ot  the  street,  adjoining  the 
river,  are  the  large  transportation  companies'  warehouses.  The  roadway  is 
well  paved  with  Nicholson  and  a  double-track  horse  railroad  extends  not  only 
its  entire  length,  but  for  miles  in  either  direction,  north  and  south. 

On  the  preceding  page  is  shown  the  large  and  imposing  block  recently 
erected  and  occupied  by  John  Pritzlaff,  the  well-known  and  prosperous  hard- 
ware merchant.  We  would  gladly  illustrate  many  other  substantial  blocks 
recently  erected  on  West  Water  street,  but  the  space  at  our  command  is  too 
limited  both  tor  this  purpose  and  for  publishing  the  cards  of  the  many  promi- 
nent firms  doing  business  on  this  thoroughfare.  We  call  attention  to  those  of 
the  Messrs.  R.  P.  Elmore  &  Co.  and  O.  L.  Packard. 


82  WEST  SIDE  B  US  IN  ESS  FIRMS. 

B.  I.  JOHNSON.  H.  A.  HEATH. 

B.  J.  JOHNSON  &  CO., 

Manufacturers  of 

Soap^^Candles 


9 

AND  ,    -S 


WHOLESALE  DEALERS  IN  CHEESE, 

JOHNSON'S  BAKING  POWDER, 

78  &  80  West  Water  Street,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

—ESTABLISHED   1865.— 

C.  A.  FOLSOM  &  SON, 

\VHU1.ES.ALE  DEALERS  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 

FRAZER'S  AXLE  GREASE,TURPENTINE,  GLUES, 

Refined  Cylinder  Tallow,  Cotton  Waste,  &c.,  &c. 
Correspondence  solicited.  130  West  Water  St.,  Milwaukee. 

fl    I«    WFI'.STF.R  -  :ESrABLlSHED  .S43.,  C.WEBSTER. 

WEBSTER  BROTHERS, 

DEALERS  IN  IMPORTED 

^W'ines  @  I_iiQ.-u.ors, 

LOURHON,    RYE   AND    -MALI 

WH  ISKIES. 

SIS  West   "Water    Street,    3yLil-wa-u.]s:©©. 

Novelty  Carriao'e  Works. 

wechselberg7brown  &  CO., 

-7^3^*^-^  184  Til  I  Ki)  Street,"^^ 

CARRIAGES.BUGGIESfSLEIGHS 

ON  HAND  AND  MADE  TO  ORDER. 


IVES7   WATKR  STREET. 


83 


SECOND  WARD  SAVINGS  BANK. 

Proceeding  in  the  other  direction  on  West  Water  street,  north  from 
Grand  Avenue,  we  pass  long  rows  of  retail  stores  of  all  branches  of  trade, 
many  ot  them  occupying  handsome,  substantial  structures  of  recent  build. 
At  the  triangular  corner  iormed  by  tlic  intcrs'Ction  ot  West  Water  and  Third 


free-thinkers'  HALL. 

streets,  (from  which  spot  West  Water  loses  its  identity  in  Third,)  stands  the 
old  Second  Ward  Savings  Bank,  a  time-honored  institution.  The  building 
has  lately  been  overhauled,  renovated  and  improved.  This  bank  has  two 
branches,  one  in  the  Sixth,  the  other  in  the  Ninth  ward. 


84 


THE  GERMANS. 


While  in  this  neijifhborhood  it  is  proper  to  speak  of  our  large  German- 
American  element,  closely  identified  as  it  is  with  the  history  and  present 
prosperity  of  the  city.  In  a  business  point  of  view  the  Germans  are  counted 
among  oiir  most  thrifty  citizens.  Many  of  them  are  substantial  and  wealthy 
merchants  and  manufacturers,  and  not  a  few  are  noted  tor  their  scholarly  at- 
tainments. To  them  we  owe  the  reputation  our  city  has  as  a  music-loving 
place  and,  without  doubt,  it  is  to  their  general  good  character  and  love  of 
peace  and  quiet  that  is  due  the  fact  that  Milwaukee  is  remarkable  for  the 
orderly  behavior  of  its  citizens. 

There  are  several  strictly  German  institutions,  churches,  schools  and 
places  of  amusement.  One  of  the  most  familiar  to  Americans  is  the  Turn- 
Hall  on  Fourth  street,  containing  a  fine  gymnasium  in  the  basement  and  a 
hall  well  adanicd  for  concerts,  etc.,  on  the  other  floor. 


:  Y,i'  r^T^H^wi'l 


TURNHAT.I-   ON   FOURTH  STREET. 

Although  it  is  not  our  purpose  to  mention  the  various  organizations 
which  have  been  inaugurated  and  sustained  by  the  Germans,  wholly  or  prin- 
cipally, it  is  not  out  of  plaf-e  to  mention  at  least  the  Musical  Society,  which 
has  done  so  much  tor  the  city  in  the  matter  of  music  and  musical  advertising 
fif  we  may  so  speak.)  Established  when  Milwaukee  was  a  mere  village,  the 
society  steadily  advanccfl  until  it  attained  proportions  sufficient  to  attract  at- 
tention even  in  Europe.  Thus  it  is  that  the  name  of  the  city  became  familiar 
abroad,  and  that  from  the  earliest  date  all  foreign  artists  and  combinations 
included  Milwaukee  in  the  list  of   i)laces  to  be  visited. 

Through  the  entire  northwestern  portion  ol  the  city,  covering  a  vast  ex- 
panse, the  visitor  ran  stroll  ihiough  a  jurely  German  town — with  its  resi- 
dences, school-houses  and  churches  p(opUd  and  used  by  that  nationality. 


THE  HiSTORtLAL  CORNER. 


85 


Still  y^oiiig  north  on  Third  street  we  reach  Chestiuit  street,  and  at  this 
corner  we  not  only  strike  another  historical  spot,  but  find  ourselves  in  the 
heart  o(  the  strictly  German  business  portion  ot  Milwaukee— in  the  midst  ot 
the  "Iron  Second,"  as  the  ward  has  become  familiarly  known.  Chestnut 
street  is  the  northern  boundary  line  of  the  tract  of  land  claimed  by  Byron  Kil- 
bourn  in  1835,  >i'i<^l  known  lon<j  afterwards  as  "Kilbourntown"  — in  fact,  even 
until  the  present  day.  In  1836,  in  a  building  just  adjoining-  the  corner  of  West 
Water  antl  Cliestnut  streets,  the  first  paper  was  published  in  .Milwaukee 
by  the  late  Daniel  Richards.  In  this  locality  also  was  the  first  school  opened, 
by  a  teacher  named  West.  In  1842  John  Hustis  erected  a  brick  building  on 
the  northwest  corner,  and  this  soon  became  one  of  the  features  of  the  place, 
tor  the  large  hall,  constructed  for  such  [)urposes,  was  put  to  frequent  use  for 
everything  of  a  public  nature.     Here  the  first  theatrical   performance  in  Mil- 


CORNER  CH£SNUT  AND  THIRD  STREET. 

waukee  was  given,  by  a  troupe  known  as  "Powell's  Company,"  and  it  is  to  the 
crL-dit  of  the  company  and  place  to  state  that  Shakespeare's  "Merchant  ot 
Venice"  was  the  attraction  offered.  In  place  of  street-cars  the  tug  "Trow- 
bridge" served  to  convey  the  spectators  to  and  from  the  hall.  Here,  also,  the 
"Milwaukee  Male  Chorus"  (the  fore-runner  of  the  present  Musical  Society) 
gave  its  concerts;  all  of  the  political  meetings  of  the  West  Side  were  held 
here  and  on  Sundays  religious  services  were  conducted. 

This  old  building,  so  full  of  historical  interest,  held  its  own  with  time  and 
fulfilled  the  various  offices  to  which  it  was  put  until  last  year,  when  it,  too, 
went  to  join  the  other  landmarks  and  to  make  room  for  the  handsome  new 
block,  erected  by  Dr.  N.  Senn,  that  now  ornaments  the  spot.  We  mention 
that  the  enterprising  hardware  firm  of  W.  Frankfurth  .S:  Co.  (established  1862) 
have  their  large  stores  fronting  on  Third  and  Chestnut  streets  near  this  corner. 


MANUFACTURING  INDUSTRIES. 

North  from  Chestnut  street  A'e  tind  the  water-power  of  the  old  Rock 
River  Canal  Co.,  which  is  utilized  by  the  mills,  tanneries  and  other  factories 
located  along  its  banks.  The  mills,  however,  do  not  rely  upon  the  power 
thus  furnished  and  are  all  supplied  with  the  latest  improved  engines  The 
two  largest  mills  -.-  •  "T'-  t7  ,  ,-i,."  „nd  "The  Phoenix".         The  old  Eagle  mill 

was  established  1850 
by  Bertschy  &  Kern, 
the  new  Eagle  mills 
were  built  1866,  and 
rebuilt  in  1873.  Dur- 
ing 1876  160,000  bar- 
rels of  flour  were 
made;during  the  cur- 
rent year  about  180,- 
000,  yet  their  capa- 
city with  35  runs  of 
stone  is  about  200,- 
000  bbls.  p.  a.  Their 
leading  brands  for 
home  and  consump- 
tion in  the  U.  S.  and 
Canada  are"Success" 
"Bertschy's  best"and 
"Eagle  Mills",  while 

"Huron"  is  uieir  cxpjri  lUui'   loi    j^aropcan    market.       Nearly    loo   men  are 

employed  in  mills  and  cooper  shop. 

The  "Phoenix"  mills,  one  of  the  oldest  in  the  city  were  rebuilt  and  largely 

improved  in  1876.    There  will  be  manufactured  during  the  present  year  about 

150,000   bbls.  flour. 

The     reputation    of 

its  brands   is  firmly 

established  ;  all  the 

latest  improvements 

in   machinery  are  to 

be    found      in     the 

Phoenix  mills 

where    30    runs   o 

stone      are    almos' 

unceasingly  at  woi 

There  are  alsoabou 

100  men    employe 

in  themillsandsta\ 
factory.       The  tini: 

E.Sanderson  &Co. 

is  composed  of  Ed, 
&  Wm.  -Saadersoii 
&I.VV.Van.Schaick 

all    of    them    saga 

cious  business  niLn 

On  the  island  in  the  river,  in  this  locality,  are  large  lumber  yards  and  on 
the  opposite  (the  east)  side  of  the  river  are  found  still  other  tanneries.  This 
portion  of  the  city  is  one  full  of  interest  to  the  observant  traveler  or  citizen, 
lor  the  wealth  and  enterprise  here  to  be  found  are  among  the  most  noticeable. 
ine  river  bank  on  either  side  is  lined  with  these  busy  mills  and  factories  and 
the  one  who  fails  to  inspect  this  quarter  loses  sight  of  a  very  important  factor 
m  the  city  s  general  growth  in  business. 


aOUTH  SIDE—DR  Y  DOCKS. 


87 


We  now  propose  to  take  the  reader,  from  the  extreme  northern 
portion  of  the  city  down  the  Milwaukee  river  to  the  South  Side,  passing 
through  the  draws  of  the  numerous  bridges  and  obtaining  a  more  complete 
idea  of  the  unsurpassed  dockage  facilities.  In  the  numljcr  of  bridges  Mil- 
waukee is  lavish,  all  of  them  being  substantial,  nearly  all  ot  them  iron. 

As  we  progress,  we  see  the  forest  of  masts  and  appreciate  that  the 
shipping  interest  is  one  ot  no  small  importance,  and  by  the  time  we  have 
reached  the  south  branch  of  the  river  we  are  interested  in  the  matter  and 
desirous  of  inspecting  the  immense  ship-yard  of  the  well-known  firm  of  Wolt 
&  Davidson,  who  are  acknowledged  to  be  the  largest  ship  builders  on  the 
chain  of  lakes. 

This  firm  employs 
200  men  on  an  average 
daily, and  has  built  some 
of  the  finest  vessels  on 
the  lakes,  among  which 
may  be  mentioned  the 
tollowing:Steamer  Floia 
of  the  Engelmann  Line 
Barks  Nelson  and  Tan- 
ner; Schooners  Maren- 
go,Moonlight,  Saveland, 
Angus  Smith,  Alice  B 
Norris,  Jos.  Paige,  Itas- 
ca, Typo,  Penokee,  Geo 
G.  Houghton,  Lem  Ells- 
worth: Tugs  E.  D.  Hol- 
ton,  J.  B.  Merrill,  Col 
Graham,  and  two  large 
tugs.  It  has  a  large  "^ 
steam  derrick  for  hoisting  spai  s,(J^c.,  m  and  out  of  vessels,  blacksmith  shop  with 
tour  steam-torges,  trip-hammer,  bolt-cutter,  etc.;  two    bevel  saw-mills;  one 

large  steam  Daniels 
planing-  mill, 
planing  all  si;?es   of 
timber  and   planks; 
also  a  joiner    shop 
with    all     necessa- 
ry   machinery,  run 
by  steam.     It   also 
has  nine  sections  of 
"^  fioating      dry-dock, 
"»  and  a  new  station- 
"^5  ary    dry-dock,    the 
^  largest  on  the  lakes, 
_^i  with        dimensions 
as   follows:  Length 
(clear),    333     feet  ; 
width,  at  bottom  50 
feet,  at  top   72  feet; 

depth  of  water  over 

miter  sill,  17  feet.  Vessels  of  3000  tons  drawing  15  feet  of  water  can  enter  the 
dock.  There  were  used  3500  spiles  (oak)  of  from  20  to  25  feet  in  length  and 
upwards  of  2.000,000  feet  of  the  best  of  lumber  in  its  construction. 

The  yard  covers  an  area  of  ten  acres.  Even  as  far  back  as  1873,  before 
the  late  'improvements  were  made,  the  reputation  of  this  firm  was  so  thor- 


88 


SHIPPING— GROWTH  OP  SOUTH  SIDE. 


oughly  established  that  they  were  "over-run"  with  orders.  A  lew  figures  will 
prove  of  interest:  The  total  work  amounted  to  $224,805.56,  ol  which  the  repairs 
of  vessels  amounted  to  $130,771.31  and  new  work  to  $94,034.25.  During  1873 
the  schooners  Marengo,  Itasca,  G.  G.  Houghton  and  Typo  were  launched — also 
a  lighter.  There  were  eight  vessels  placed  in  dry-dock,  at  a  cost  of  $9,743  34. 
The  members  of  the  firm  are  practical  ship-builders  ol  long  experience. 

After  having  thus  learned  about  the  building  ot  ships  we  most  naturally 
look  around  for  the  establishment  that  fits  the  vessels  out  after  they  have 
been  launched.  This  we  readily  find  in  the  house  of  G.  D.  Norris  &  Co.,  19 
and  21  Erie  street.  This  business  was  founded  by  G.  D.  Norris  in  1843  '^"'^ 
has  grown  to  mammoth  proportions.  For  example:  In  one  year  the  firm 
fitted  out  fifteen  new  vessels,  besides  doing  the  usual  amount  of  repairing" 
upon  the  suits  of  the  fieet  lying  in  the  harbor.  The  making  of  sails  is  a 
specialty  of  the  firm,  but  in  addition  a  general  ship-chandlery  business  is 
transacted.  During  the  same  season  of  which  we  spoke  above,  fifty  tons  of 
wire-rope  and  one  hundred  and  twenty-five  tons  of  anchors  and  chains  were 
handled  by  the  firm  which  furnished  the  entire  outfit,  not  only  for  the  vessels 
built  here,  but  at  numerous  other  points  where  ship-yards  are  located. 
Particular  attention  is  paid  to  the  manufacture  of  awnings  and  all  kinds  of 
tents  for  lawn  and  camp  purposes.  Galvanized  and  steel  wire  ropes  for  rig- 
ging and  hoisting  purposes — wire-fitting  in  all  its  branches— the  manufacture 
ol  flags  and  banners,  water-proof  horst-  covers,  wagon  covers,  etc.,  are  at- 
tended to  |)y  this  enterprising  house.  The  firm  is  composed  of  A.  M.  Joys, 
A.  B.  Norris,  C.  W.  Norris  and  John  Joys.  The  sail  loft  and  fitting  depart- 
ment are  under  the  personal  supervision  of  Capt.  John  Joys,  a  thoroughly 
capable  gentleman. 


THE  MINERVA   ItlKXACE. 

The  wonderfully  rapid  growth  of  the  South  Side  since  i860  is  manifest 
from  the  following  statistics,  taken  from  the  census  reports:  Population  in 
i860,  7,396;  in  1865.  10,295;  in  1870,  15.349;  •"  1^75.  25,639— an  increase  from 
i860  to  1875,  including  five  years  of  civil  war,  of  250  per  cent.  Compared 
with  the  entire  city,  the  relative  increase  is  shown  bv  the  fact  that  in  i860  the 
South  Side  contained  less  than  one-sixth  the  entire  municipal  population, 
while  in  1875  't  h:i<l  reach.-d  more  than  one-  quarter,  and  at  the  present  time. 
It  IS  estimated  to  contain  nearly  one-third  the  entire  population  of  Milwau- 
kee. This  estimate  does  not  include  the  population  of  Bay  View  and 
vicinity,  contiguous  to  the  city  line,  where  fifteen  years  ago  this  now  densely 
popiilati-d  icrritor)    was  devoted   exclusively   to  agriculture. 


mil\vauki:e  irox  co. 


89 


The  illustration  here  given  is 
of  the  immense  works  ot  the 
Milwaukee  Iron  Co.  at  Bay 
View,— a  tract  of  114  acres  ol 
land,  adjoining  the  citv  on  the 
south,  and  almost  entirely  given 
up  to  the  works  of  the  company 
and  the  cottages  of  its  em- 
ployes. The  companv  started 
in  business  in  i86g  with  a  cap- 
ital of  $2,500,000,  and  employs 
1,000  men  when  all  of  its  mills 
are  running.  In  addition  to 
the  manufacture  ot  iron  in  its 
various  shapes,  as  customary 
at  such  an  establishment,  these 
works  have  lately  added  a 
horse-shoe  nail  factory.  The 
iron  ore  to  supply  the  works  is 
easily  furnished  trom  the  Lake 
Superior  mines  by  lake  or  rail, 
and  from  Iron  Ridge  (only  50 
miles  distant)  by  rail.  The  ad- 
vantages in  location  are  there- 
fore great.  The  company 
manufactured  in  1870,  14,307 
tons  of  iron;  in  1871,  25691 
tons;  in  1872,  35,000  tons;  in 
1873,  34,494  tons;  in  1874,29,- 
680  tons;  in  1875,  25,360  tons. 
It  will  be  borne  in  mind  by  the 
reader  that  the  past  few  years 
have  been  particularly  disas- 
trous to  the  iron  interests, which 
accounts  for  the  decrease  in 
business  in  the  last  three  years 
quoted. 

The  Minerva  Blast  Furnace, 
of  which  an  engraving  is  shown 
on  the  preceding  page,  is 
another  ot  Milwaukee's  promi- 
nent enterprises,  preparing  the 
material  for  iron  workers  to 
manufacture  into  the  desired 
shapes. 

It  is  apparent  that  with  iron 
ore  and  pig  iron  in  unlimited 
quantities  at  home,  the  iron 
interests  thrive  in  Milwaukee. 
Such  is  the  case  with  the  Ex- 
celsior Stove  Works  ot  Milwau- 
kee and  other  establishments, 
several  of  which,  as  our  space 
allows,  will  he  mentioned  on 
subsequent  pages  of  this    book. 


9© 


INOy  INDUSTRIES. 


Among  our  iron  industries  ot  importance  are  the  flourishing  "Cream  City 
Iron  Works"  ot  Messrs.  Filer  Stowell  &  Co.  The  establishment  is  universally 
conceded  to  be  not  only  the  neatest,  but  in  every  way  the  most  complete  of 
the  kind  in  the  West.  The  machine  shop  is  36  feet  by  142  feet.  01  this 
building,  82  feet  is  three  stories  high,  and  the  remainder  two  stories.  The 
smith  shops  and  foundrv  extend  Irom  the  street  to  an  alley  in  the  rear,  140 
teet.  A  mill  shop  is  attached,  28  feet  tront  by  52  feet  deep,  and  three  stories 
high.  The  specialty  of  this  company  is  the  building  ot  engines  and 
machinery  for  the  lumbering  trade;  and  their  works  have  produced  some  of 
the  finest  and  most  noted  saw  mills  in  our  lumbering  districts.  The  steam 
whistles  which  Messrs.  Filer,  Stowell  ilv;  Co.  manufacture,  are  also  celebrated 
as  being,  like  their  machinery,  unsurpassed.  Their  capacity  lor  "turning 
out"  machinery  can  be  better  appreciated  when  it  is  stated  that  they  have  in 
constant  operation  fifteen  engine  lathes,  four  iron  planers,  four  drill  machines, 
slotting  and  bolt  machines,  wood  lathes,  upright  and  circular  sawing  ma- 
chines, small  tools,  etc.,  etc.;  and  these  are  often  kept  running  night  and  day. 
About   100  of  the  most  skillful  workmen  to  be  obtained  are  employed  in  this 


CRE.^.Nt  CITV  IRON  WORKS. 

establishmt-nt,  who,  with  the  improved  labor-saving  machines  the  proj^rietors 
have  introduced,  represent  the  labor  of  200  men.  For  the  past  ten  years  nearly 
all  the  large  circular  sawing  machines  purchased  bv  Chicago  lurnbermen  for 
the  pineries  of  Miciiigan  and  Wisconsin,  have  been  made  in  Milwaukee  by  this 
firm.  One  house  alone,  in  Chicago,  has  purchased  nine  of  their  large  mills. 
thus  conceding  that  the  work  is  superior  to  any  of  the  kind  which"  can  be 
found  in  Chicago  or  elsewhere.  Although  the'firm  makes  a  specialty  of  en- 
gines and  other  lumbering  machinery,  it  is  at  all  times  prepared  to  do 
any  other  kinds  of  foundry  or  machine'work  that  mav  be  ordered. 

A  short  time  since  their  new  Boss  Dog  for  saw  mills  created  quite  a  sen- 
sation and  has  become  famous  throughout  the  United  States  for  its  efficiencv. 
While  at  their  office  we  saw  correspondence  and  orders  from  most  of  the  old 
and  new  states.  We  were  informed  that  aside  from  the  Cockle  Separator,  made 
extensively  for  mills,  thev  have  recently  commenced  the  manufacture  of  the 
Milwaukee  Middlings  .Mill,  which  has  been  pronounced  by  millers  in  attend- 
ance upon  the  recent  National  Convention,  and  others, a  most  wonderful  inven- 
tion. It  will  be  well  to  send  lor  their  Illustrated  Catalogue  and  special  circulars 


SteamHeatinulVentilatino-Works, 


/\/[o  8i  444  East  Water  Street. 


The  illustration  on  this  pag-e  represents  parts  ot  a  combined  steam  and 
water  heating  apparatus  (manufactured  in  Milwaukee)  that  has  been  exten- 
sively and  successfully  introduced  by  Goodman  &  Mooers  in  many  of  our 
first-class  residences  and  public  buildincjs.  For  efficiency,  economy,  durabil- 
ity safety  ease  of  management  and  purity  ot  atmosphere,  it  has  no  equal.  It 
IS  'put  up  nnatiabh  h\  one  of  the  member,  ol  the  firm,  who  has  made  the 
subject  of  heating  and  ventilation  a  lilr-lon^  studv    and    th^  \  ire  so  retentive 


to  the  interest  ana  comtorr^TTTeir  pations  as  ^o  "-ure  the  sat,sfac-tio,^^ 
who  purchase  the  apparatus.     A  sample  apparatus  warms  the  emn^e  bui  cim^ 
occumed  by  the  firm.     Persons  desirous  ot  procuring  an  apparatus  tnat  ^^m 
thoroChly  warm  and  ventilate  their  buildings  are  respectfully  invited  to  call 
at  i4'^and^444  East  Water  street  tor  more  particular  information. 

They  respecttully  refer  to  the  iollowing  parties  having  used  our  Lnion 
Steam  and  Water-Heating  apparatus: 

AT  M..w..K..:-E.  Townsend  Mix,  H.  C.  Koch     gha.   T^^   Bradl.v     A  e.^J.^tc,he.l.  J^^       P. 
AHis,  Geo.  G.Houghton,  H.  Stern    A.  R_R   Butler  J     DI'^^^^^^^^^  H.   H.  C.mp.    Harrj- 

B   M."t,;"'Soughton  &McCord,  E.  H.  Brodhead   and  m^-y^-;^%rs-^,._^,,,^  Sn^l.h. 

At  MADisow.-U^S^Cu.tom  House,  T.  G-  Thorp.        "I^^XlR   SUuson.  Stephen  Bull. 

At  Racine:— H.  S.  Durand,  J.  I.  Case  &  Co.,  K.  w.  ^'"''"' J;  ';, 

AT  Oshkosh:-D..  Salter  Kempster  Thomas  Cn        jy  ^^^IZ. 

At  Fond  du  LAc:-Peter  Rupp.        At  GREen  Ba._    C.  U^  ko  _  ^   ^^^^^^^ 

At  Prairie  DU  CHiEN-.-Mrs.  H.Dousman.        At  Whitennater. 

At  Minneapolis:— M.  &.  St.  P,  R.  R- 


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IRON  AND 


mmimm  m  mm, 

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BAYLEY&GREENSLADE, 

8i  to  87  Chicago  St.,      -      -      Milwaukee,  Wis. 
IRON  R.'MLINGS,  CASTINGS. 
STAIRS.  SHUTTERS, 

VAULT  DOORS  AND  ROOFS, 

AND    ALL   KINDS   OF   CASTINGS 
Courthouse  and  Jail  Work  a  Specialty. 

The  Iron  work  on  the  great  Mitchell  bnilding  illustrated 
on  page  59,  is  te>tiniony  of  the  sui)eriority  ot  work  made  by  this 
old  renowned  firm.  ^BfS'Send  for  illnstrated  catalogne. 

BlERSACH  &  NiEDERMEYER, 

Mannfactnrers  of 

Galvanized  Iran  Cornices,  Doimef  Windows,  Window  Caps,  &c„  &c„ 


slate  and  Metal  Roofint 


107  &  109  Oneida  Street,  Milwaukee. 


J8'%" Plans  and  estimates  furnished. — Correspondence  solicited. "Srft 


S.  BKANli 


JUL.  (iOLDSMl  riL 


BRAND  &  CO.'S 

Empire  Stove  Works, 

I  urKT,  W'arei  MiMii-.  ..III!  l~ouiidr\- : 

nsro.  SSS-S03  si^cth:  stjr,eet, 

MILAVAUKEE,   W^IS. 


o 

r.S.lLSIJ-Ye^CO.JYoi).. 

—(ESTABLISHED   1872.)- 

Works  K  Office  ; 

•^"orner  F'owler  and    17th  Streets. 

The  atiove  rorK  ern  have  a  c.-i|):ii    •     '  1    specialty    is    wrought   iron,    railroad    and 

highway  liridKc-hiiilding  ;  they  give  spci.il  .iiuiilion  i..  ilieir  work,  and  have  built  for  all  the  large  rail- 
way companies  and  nearly  all  the  large  cities  of  the  Northwest.  They  also  hnild  wrought  iron 
water-pipe,  c.-uit-iron  nrxible  joints  for  water-pipe  and  all  iron  work  connected  with  municipal  contracts. 

It  is  a  fact  worthy  of  mention  thai  the  Milwaukee  Bridge  and  Iron  Works  have  reduced  their 
t.usinevs  to  such  perfection  ihroiigh  labor  saving  machinery  that  they  are  now  producing  iron  bridges  at 
nearly  the  cost  of  wood,  and  this  taken  together  with  the  fact  of  the  exceedingly  low  prices  of  iron 
render  the  iron  bridge  the  most  economical  as  it  is  the  most  durable  of  structures.  They  desire  to 
corrcsiiond  with  ciiy  and  town  authorities  or  private  parties  who  reipiire  now  or  may  at  any  time  hereafter 
require  bridges  built  and  In  whom  on  appli.  alien,  ibi-v  will  send  estimates,  plans  and  specifications. 


BRASS  INDUSTRIES. 


93 


As  an  example  of  what  enterprise  and  business  capacity  can  accomplish, 
the  lar^e  foundry  of  Hoffmann,  Billin<^s  it  Co.,  141  to  147  West  Water  street, 
is  a  good  selection.  The  business  was  established  in  1855  on  a  smrdl  scale, 
one  lathe  (with  foot-power)  being  the  only  machinery.  From  this  beginning 
it  has  grown  to  one  of  the  largest  establishments  of  the  kind  in  the  North- 
west. The  manufactory,  as  represented  in  our  illustration,  occupies  a  space 
of  75  feet  front,  with  150  feet  depth,  used  for  brass  toundry.  machine  shop  and 
ware-rooms,  and  during  the  business  hours  it  presents  a  scene  full  of  life  and 
animation.  The  firm  manufactures,  on  a  large  scale,  a  full  line  of  brass  and 
iron  goods  for  steam,  gas  and  water  service,  supplying  dealers  and  fitters 
throughout  the  large  territory  centering  its  trade  at  this  place.  Their  facili- 
ties are  unsurj)assed  in  this  branch  oi  the  business  and,  indeed,  many  of  their 
goods  are  supplied  to  Eastern  markets.  The  space  at  our  command  is  too  lim- 


HOFFMANX,  i.li  l,i^i>S  AND  CO's  F.S'I'ABLI.SHMKN  I', 
ited  for  us  to  particularly  mention  the  steam  pumps,  lubricator-,,  radiators, 
steam  whistles  and  other  boiler  attachments  and  general  line  ot  such  goods, 
manufactured  by  the  firm;  we  must  pass  them  in  general  terms,  addmg  that 
the  establishment  also  has>  complete  line  of  supply-goods  from  other  factor- 
ies: hosc^,  belting,  packing"  steam-pumps,  gauges  and  brew^ers'  supplies.  The 
firm  is  giving  special  attention   to  steam-fitting  and  heating,   contracting  for 


also  chaircastings,  sleigh-shoes,  window-weights,  etc.,  etc.  x,.^  .c.^  -  —  '  '•■- 
firm  operates  this  iron  foundry  explains  how,  in  the  contracts  for  donig  the 
entire  fitting  and  heating  service  for  buildings,  extreme  low  prices  are  touched. 
The  firm  is  fully  prepared  to  do  any  work  of  this  kind  and  will  furnish  esti- 
mates promptly. 


94 


BOILER  WORKS— TANNERIES. 


Another  of  the  numerous  illustrations  showing  the  advantages  Milwau- 
kee presents  to  energy  and  capability  in  manufacturing  interests,  is  the  steam 
boiler-works  of  J.  W.  Eviston,  on  Broadway.  These  works  were  started 
about  nine  years  ago,  on  rented  premises,  with  a  capital  of  less  than  one 
thousand  dollars.  So  excellently  done  was  whatever  was  undertaken  that 
customers  were  soon  numerous,  and  Mr.  Eviston  j^radually  increased  his 
help  from  but  a  few  to  seventy  men  and  still  found  his  abilities  too  limited  to 
fill  the  orders  which  rained  in  upon  him.  In  a  lew  years  the  establishment 
grew  to  the  mammoth  proportions  shown  in  the  illustration,  and  became  the 
sole  property  of  Mr.  Eviston.  Everything  made  from  plate- iron  is  manufac- 
tured at  this  establishment — stationary  and  portable  boilers,  smoke-stacks, 
oil-tanks  and  general  blacksmith  work.  The  great  boilers  for  the  water- 
works were  constructed  here;  also  those  in  use  in  the  largest  breweries  in 
the  city:  Best's,  Schlitz's,  Blatz's  and  others.  Mr.  Eviston  personally  super- 
intends the  work  turned  out  iVom  his  establishment  and  the  uniformity  in  its 
excellence  has  given  him  a  reputation  that  has  resulted  in  frequent  calls  to 
other  cities  to  superintend  important  constructions.      Only  a  personal  inspec- 


IJOILER  WORKS  OV  J.  W.  EVISTON. 

lion  of  the  immense  works  shown  in  the  engraving  can  give  the  reader  an 
idea  of  their  perfection  and  the  remarkable  improvements  recently  made  in 
machinery,  which  afford  extra  facilities  for  executing  the  work  ordered.  Such 
an  inspection  is  very  easily  made,  and  the  reader  will  find  a  courteous  guide 
in  the  person  of  the  proprietor,  Mr.  Eviston. 

The  tanneries  ol  Milwaukee  form  so  important  a  feature  of  the  city's 
business  that  they  deserve  particular  mention.  There  are  25  establishments 
ol  the  kind  here,  representing  a  capital  of  $2,500,000  in  the  business  and  em- 
ploying 800  men.  Last  year  they  tanned  600,000  hides — of  which  the  "Wis- 
consin Leather  Co.  tanned  100,000,  worth  $1,000,000. 

The  Wisconsin  Leather  Co.  is  composed  of  George  W.  Allen,  William 
Allen,  Rufus  Allen  and  Cyrus  Whitcomb,  and  was  established  in  New  York 
in  1809  and  in  Milwaukee  in  1846.  The  firm  has  always  been  very  successful 
;ind  is  one  of  the  most  substantial  in  the  city.  Aside  from  the  extensive  tan- 
nery at  Milwaukee,  covering  tojjether  with  its  surroundings  20  acres  of 
ground,  the  Wisconsin  Leather  Co.  own  and  operate  a  large  tannery  at  Two 
Rivers,  in  our  state. 


LEATHER  INDUSTRIES. 


95 


The  illustration  ot  their  Milwaukee  tannery,  from  the  fact  of  its  covering  so 
large  an  area  ot  ground,  had  necessarily  to  be  made  upon  a  sniall  sc.-il'^- 


WISCONSIN  LEATHER  COMPANY. 

The  Pfister  &  Vog'el  Leather  Co.  tanned  9>»,ooo  hides  last  year,  worth 
$410,000.  In  1847  Guido  Pfister  established,  on  Market  Square,  the  "Buffalo 
Leather  Store,"  and  at  the  same  time  F.  Vogel  established  a  tannery  on  the 
Menomonee.  In  1853  the  firm  of  G.  Pfister  &  Co.  took  the  store  on  East 
Water*street,  formerly  occupied  by  Allis  &  Allen,  and  in  1857  Pfister  &  Vogel 
assumed  joint  control  of  the  tanneries.  In  1872  the  Pfister  &  Vog-el  Leather 
Co.  was  incorporated  and  the  business  has  been  carried  on  under  that  name 
ever  since,  G.  Pfister  being  president,  F.  V^ogel  business  manager,  and  G. 
Bossert  secretary.  The  company  has  two  tanneries,  one  in  this  city,  the  other 
in  Two  Creeks. 


I'FISI  ER  AND  VOGEL  LEATHER  COMPANY. 

The  manufacture  ot  this  leather  into  boots,  shoes,  harness  and  other 
torms  suitable  ior  the  market  is  another  of  the  prominent  industries  of  Mil- 
waukee, in  which  vast  capital  is  employed  and  labor  furnished  to  thousands. 
Among  those  who  thus  utilize  the  raw  material  is  the  firm  of  Bradley  &  Met- 
calf,  one  of  the  largest  boot  and  shoe  houses  in  the  West.  The  proprietors 
came  to  the  city  young  men  in  1843  and  established  their  business,   having  a 


96 


LCMBER  DISTRICT,  6^c. 


good  line  of  credit  at  the  East;  so  successful  were  they  and  so  careful  of  their 
paper  during  the  first  panic  that  now  their  credit  is  unlimited.  The  firm  em- 
ploys 300  men  and  finds  ready  market  tor  all  the  stock  that  can  be  produced. 
It  is  such  houses  as  this  that  have  given  the  name  "substantial"  to  Milwaukee. 
While  we  have  already  mentioned  the  northern  portion  ol  the  city  as 
containing  extensive  lumber  vards,  we  did  not  mean  to  carry  the  idea  that  the 
business  was  entirelv  located  there.  Lately  the  Menomonee  Valley  has  been 
almost  monopolized  bv  the  numerous  lumber  firms,  and  great  improvement  is 
noticeable.  Docks  and  slips  have  been  constructed  and  the  marshy  land  trans- 
formed into  good  business  property.  In  this  vicinity  are  the  steam  brick 
yards  of  the  Burnhams,  and  others,  where  the  famous  "Milwaukee  brick"  is 
manufactured.  Milwaukee  takes  a  leading  rank  as  a  lumber  market,  export- 
ing large  quantities  to  the  West.  The  pineries  of  the  Michigan  peninsula 
and  of  the  Green  Bay  and  other  northern  portions  of  Wisconsin,  furnish  an 
immense  and  inexhaustible  supply  of  the  raw  material,  which  is  brought  here 
l)y  lake  or  rail  and  from  this  point  distributed  to  interior  points  and  through- 
out the  West.     Many  owners   of  pineries  and  saw-mills  reside  in   Milwaukee. 


I-  \(   1()K\    Of  SANGER,  ROCKWELL  AND  CO. 

Ti,(;  largi'st  firm  in  the  branch  ol  business  which  utilizes  the  ma- 
urial  as  it  comes  from  the  mill,  is  that  of  Sanger,  Rockwell  &  Co.,  whose 
immense  sa.sh,  door  and  blind  establishment  is  located  on  the  corner  of  Park 
street  and  Sixth  Avenue.  The  capital  invested  in  this  entire  branch  of  busi- 
ness in   this  city  is  about  $1,000,000. 

In  addition  to  the  manufactures  as  above  stated,  Sanger  Rockwell  «&  Co. 
deal  largely  in  pine  lumber,  being  the  heaviest  dealers  of  this  city.  We  lack 
-|)ar(to  illustrate  the  extensive  yards  having  a  front  of  600  feet  on  the  canal 
<\h\  through  which  several  railroad  tracks  run,  giving  shipping  facilities  un- 
urpassed  by  any  yard  in  Chicago.  The  average  daily  shipments  at  pre.sent 
•  ire  from  16  to  18  cars  of  raw  lumber  and  their  factory's  products,  orders 
i)eing  received  from  upwards  of  twenty  states,  including  the  extreme  sou- 
thern and  somr  of  the  t-aslcrn.  This  firm,  composed  of  gentlemen  in  the 
strictest  meaning  of  the  word,  employs  in  all  about  300  men.  All  business 
entrusted  to  them  is  prom|)tly  attended  to  and  correspondence  solicited  from 
.ill  who  desire  to  be  informed  in  regard  to  the  different  style  ofwork  and  prices. 


rn  UNK  MAN  UFA  CTOR  V, 


97 


It  is  a  pleasure  to  record  such  a  steady,  prosperous  ;^ro\vth  as  the  firm  ot 
Romadka  Brothers  has  enjoyed.  It  is  merely  another  proof  that  energy, 
ability  and  honesty,  applied  to  a  chosen  calling,  will,  sooner  or  later,  suc- 
ceed. Here  again  the  visitor  will  be  surprised  at  the  extent  ot  our  manufac- 
turing interests,  for  the  wholesale  manufacture  of  trunks,  valises,  and  all 
kinds  of  traveling  bags,  to  which  Romadka  Bros,  give  their  attention  is  so 
quietly  and  unostentatiously  carried  on  that  one  can  readily  be  pardoned  for 
not   knowing  that   so   important  a  branch  of  industry  is  under  full  way  here. 

The  foundation  of  this  business  was  laid  in  1848  by  John  Cocup;  he 
sold  it  to  Ch.  P.  Romadka  in  1859  ^'^'"'^  carried  it  on  in  a  small  way  and 
finally,  in  1863,  took. his  brothers  Anthony  V.  and  John  M.  into  partnership. 
The  business  was  conducted  in  a  building  at  391  Broadway,  the  present 
office  of  the  firm.  The  capacity  was  perhaps  five  trunks  per  day.  The 
first  year's  business  amounted  to  about  $7,000,  but  the  second  showed  a 
handsome  increase,  and  in  a  short  time  it  became  necessary  to  enlarge  the 
works,  until  to-day  the  firm  owns  and  occupies  an  immense  factory,  in  ad- 
dition to  the  property  on  Broadway,  and  the  sales  this  year  will  amount  to 
$275,000.       The  factory  is    located  on    Third    street,  between   Wells   and 


Cedar,  and  runs  uack  lo  Fourih  street;  the  lumijcr  )aru  ai.d  snuill  buildings 
necessary  to  the  factory  occupying  the  space  trom  Fourth  lo  Fifth  streets. 
The  establishment  employs  at  present  146  hands,  and  manufactures  300 
trunks,  to  say  nothing  of  valises,  per  day;  but  just  now,  additions  of  such 
size  have  been  built,  that  250  hands  will  be  employed.  It  is  now  the  largest 
establishment  of  the  kind  this  side  of  the  Atlantic  coast.  The  firm  has  a  capital 
ot  $175,000  invested  in  its  business  property.  Its  lumber-yard  contains  at 
present  2,000,000  feet  of  lumber,  it  being  necessary  to  carry  a  large  amount, 
owing  to  the  length  of  time  used  in  thoroughly  seasoning  all  material  used. 
A  year  since  a  new  branch,  the  manufacture  of  traveling  bags,  the  first  m 
the"  west,  was  commenced  on  an  extensive  scale;  at  the  present  time  49  hands 
are  employed  in  this  department  and  double  that  number  will  be  required  as 
soon  as  the  new  addition  to  the  factory  is  completed,  and  the  necessary  ma- 
chinery for  their  manufacture  has  been  received. 

The  manufacture  is  personally  superintended  by  Chas.  P.  and  Anthony 
V.  Romadka;  John  M.  attends  to  the  business  department.  In  addition  to  the 
Northwest,  the  firm  sends  its  goods  as  far  west  as  Denver  and  south  to  Texas. 


98 


OTHER  INDUSTRIES. 


Numerous  other  larg-e  planing-  mills  are  to  be  noticed,  and  among  them 
that  of  W.  Wilier,  established  1867,  located  in  the  Fourth  ward.  Excellent 
work  is  turned  out  here  and  the  reputation  and  business  of  the  mill  is  constantly 
increasing.  Sash,  Doors,  Blinds,  ^Iouldings,  Stairs,  Newels, Balusters,  Railings, 
in  fact  everything  pertaining  to  the  manufactured  wood-work  of  buildings, 


WILLER'S    PLANING  AND  SAWING  MILL. 

are  turned  out  here.     He  makesaspecialty  of  strictly  first-class  work;  samples 
of  the  same  are  found  in  first-class  buildings  and  residences  of  the  city. 

We  have  already  mentioned  the  wholesale  fancy  goods  and  toy  business 
of  A.  Meinecke  &  Co.,  and  stated  that  their  willow-ware  goods  were  obtained 


''  f.  11 


\^,4f^-^ 


MILWAUKI-.K    WU.LtAV    WoKKS. 

directly  Irom  their  factory,  the  "Milwaukee  Willow  Works."  An  illustration 
of  this  factory  is  here  given.  It  is  located  on  Mason,  at  the  corner  of  Front 
street,  just  west  of  East  Water.  It  is  the  only  establishment  of  the  kind  in 
the  Northwest,  and  keeps  a  large  number  of  hands  constantly  employed. 


PORK  PACKING. 


99 


Not  by  any  means  the  least  of  Milwaukee's  great  industries  is  pork  pack- 
ing. The  numerous  establishments  rank  among  the  largest  not  only  of  the 
Northwest,  but  in  the  entire  country,  and  the  fame  of  them  reaches  to  the  Old 
World,  whither  a  large  share  of  their  product  goes  for  consumption.  The 
largest  pork-packing  establishment  is  that  of  Plankinton  &  Armour,  which 
has  extensive  branches  in  Chicago,  (Armour  &  Co,)  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
rPlankinton  &  Armour)  and  New  York  (Armour  &  Plankinton,  commission.) 
The  establishment  here  has  a  capacity  of  4,500  hogs  daily  (killing  and  pack- 
ing; and  employs  400  hands.  Every  department  is  under  competent  super- 
vision and  the  whole  machinery  of  this  immense  business  moves  like  clock 
work.  A  visit  to  the  packing-house  and  examination  of  the  wonderful  rapidity 
with  which  live  hogs  are  transformed  into  pork  fit  for  shipment,  will  prove  of 
great  interest  and  impart  much  information.  The  visitor  should  watch  the 
process  from  first  to  last:  A  live  hog  is  swung  up  from  the  pen — a  dextrous 
plunge  with  a  knife  destroys  his  lite,   he  is  plunged   into  a  tank  of  scalding 


water,  taken  out,  scraped  clean  of  bristles,  cut  open,  cleani.-d,  divided,  tnniin-.i 
and  put  into  the  ice-house,  (in  summer  packing)  h'om  which  place  he  is  taken 
to  the  cutting-room  and  cut  into  packing  proportions.  It  takes  but  fitteen 
minutes  to  transform  a  squealing  hog  into  clean  pork,  awaiting  packing.  For- 
merly the  packing  season  commenced  m  November  and  ended  in  March,  but 
by  the  arrangement  of  ice-houses  the  season  now  extends  through  the  entire 
year.  Plankinton  &  Armour's  ice-house  is  admirably  arranged  and  holds  from 
7,000  to  8,000  tons  of  ice.  A  mammoth  smoke-house  is  just  being  completed, 
adjoining  the  packing  establishment.  The  reputation  ol  this  firm  has  extended 
throughout  Europe,  and  meats  packed  in  their  establishment  here  can  there  be 
found.  Our  limited  space  forbids  a  thorough  description  of  the  business.  The  ac- 
companying illustration  shows  it  to  be  one  of  the  very  largest  industries  in  the 
city,  standing  next  to  the  rolling  mills  in  point  ot  magnitude.  As  shown  in 
the  cut,  a  branch  track  of  the  C,  M.&  St.  P.  road  runs  to  the  establishment,  and 
a  dock  lies  just  behind  the  buildings,  rendering  shipping  facilities  the  very  best. 


lOO 


MANUPA  CTURERS. 


H.  FRIEND  &  BROS., 

WHOLESALE 

OLOTHIEK^S, 

358  &  360  Broadway. 


GEO.    ZIEGLER, 

MANUFACTURING 

OOKTFEOTIO  3Sr  E  K, 

3  and  5  Grand  Avenue. 


IIKNRY  I..    HISKN.  EM.  FRIEND. 

H.  L.  EISEN  &  CO., 

M  A  M    K \ (    r r  K  K  K S    OK 

Sliirts  ^b^  Overalls, 

Jobbers  of  Men's  Furnishing  Goods, 
No.  370  Broadway. 

SINGER  BROS.  &  BENEDICT, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

B  O  Y  S' 

AND  mens'  clothing, 

321  and  323  East  Water  Street. 


JAMES  PETLEY,  JR., 

MANUFACTURER  OF 
— )  AND  ( — ■ 

MEN'S  FURNISHING  GOODS, 

412  East  Water  Street, 
r-^  CREAM    C  I  T  Y,:;^-^, 

SUSPENDER  MANUFACTORY. 
WM.  HERBST,  Proprietor, 

OtiJLC  ^  Salesroom,  421  East  Water  St., 

Factory,  419  East  Water  Street. 

HrTILLMANN, 

MANl  I  ALTUKKK   Ol' 

SILK    HATS, 

(LATEST  STYLES.) 
424  &  426  East  Water  Street. 

ADOLPH  HAUSER, 

Manufacturing  Jeweler, 

AND  WATCHMAKER, 

469  East  Water  Street. 


M.  SBIFERT. 


H.  CUGLER. 


GBO.J.  SCHOBPPEL. 


MILWAUKEE  UTHOGRAPHINGiENGRAVING  CO, 

S  EI  PERT,  GUGLER  &  CO.,  Proprietors, 

309,  311  &  313  Broadway. 

4^  Lithographic  work  in  all  iti  branches,  '^j^ 


MILWAUKEE  VINEGAR  WORKS. 
H.  RIEDEBURG  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

CIDER,  WHITE  WINE  AND  FRENCH  WINE 
324  Broadway. 


H.  BERTHELET  &  CO., 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Cement  Stone  Sewer  Pipe, 

3,  4,  5,  6,  9,  12,  15,  18  and  24  Inch  Bore, 
Office:  is2West  Water  St. ;  Factory;  650  Clinton  St. 


WM.  FRANKFURTH  &  CO., 

Wholesale  Hardware, 

MANUFACTURER    OF 

Wire  Screens  and  Sieves, 

376  Third  and  310  Chestnut  Streets. 


XAVER  KOESTLER, 

MANUFACri'KKR  OF 

Fire  and  Burglar  Proof  ^-afes, 

BANK.  LOCKS  AND  VAULT  WORKS, 
277  West  Water  Street. 

HERMANN  PIETSCH^ 

Steam  Cupper  and  Brass  'W  orks, 

Brewery,  Distillery  &  Soda  Water  App.iratus, 

Pietsch's  New  Impr'd  Copper  Bee:  Cooler, 

275  West  Water  Street. 

CHRIST.   ANSTEDT, 

manufacturer  of 

Leather,  Finding's,  Tools, 

KCors©  Oollars.    &;0., 

(JfTice,  ioj  iv  io5  Wc^t  Water  Street. 
Will  malce   ani/   kiiul   i,r   sizi-   uf  r.illurH   tu    order. 

AUGUST  F.  LEMKE, 

.manufacturer  of 

Brooms  '^^■'o^  Briasties, 

Anrl  Dealer  In  I'.r.inm  l.:oni  aiul  Seed. 

Broom  Handles,  Wire,  Twine,  Machinerj'  it  Tools, 

417  Si  419  State  Strkft. 


CL  O  THING—  TOBA  CCO. 


foi 


Aside  from  Milwaukee's  woolen  mills  there  are,  in  close  proximity  to  the 

city,  in  every  direction,  many  very  large  establishments  of  the  kind.  For 
example,  at  Waukesha,  Cedarburg,  Racine,  Baraboo,  Sheboygan  Falls, 
Beaver  Dam  and  other  interior  places  are  mills  that  do  a  very  large  amount 
of  business  and  do  it  in  a  most  creditable  manner. 

A  great  share  of  this  material,  as  in  the  case  ot  leather,  is  handled  here 
and  prepared  for  the  market,  thus  necessitating  a  large  business  in  that 
branch.  Here  again  the  city  stands  prominently  forward,  for  about  $4,000,000 
are  invested  in  the  wholesale  clothing  business,  an  amount  sufficient  to  place 
that  department  of  trade  among  the  largest  in  the  Northwest. 

We  have  discovered  that  to  attempt  a  description  of  all  the  manufacturing 
interests  of  this  great  city  is  futile;  our  little  volume  would  have  to  be  en- 
larged and  enlarged  again  to  accommodate  the  new  industries  in  that  branch 
of  business,  constantly  springing  up.  Every  trade  is  represented,  not  only  by 
the  dealers,  but  by  manufacturers;  prominent,  in  their  respective  departments 
are  those  whose  cards  appear  upon  the  preceding  and  a  subsequent  page. 

Of  the  immensity  of  the  wholesale  tobacco  business  of  Milwaukee  prob- 
ably the  reader  has  no  idea.  Numerous  large  establishments,  some  of  them 
employing  250  men,  are  kept  in  constant  operation,  and  the  volume  of  gen- 
eral business  is  greatly  increased  thereby.  The  largest  tobacco  house  in  the 
city  is  that  of  the  Badger  State  Tobacco  Works,  F.  F.  Adams  &  Co.  proprie- 
tors, whose  roomy,  convenient  building  is  located  on  Clybourn  street  at  the 
west  end  of  Huron  street  bridge.     The  business  was  established  in  1847  and 


BADGKR  blAlK  'lUHACCiJ  \\i)KK>. 

in  1864  the  present  firm  (F.  F.  Adams  and  Henry  F.  Avers)  purchased  the 
building  on  this  page  and  enlarged  it  to  its  present  capacity,  60  feet  front  by 
200  feet  deep,  four  stories  and  basement.  The  size  of  the  building,  all  used 
in  the  manufacture  of  tobacco,  gives  the  reader  some  idea  of  the  heavy  busi- 
ness transacted.  The  favorite  brands  manufacUired  by  the  firm  are,  in 
smoking  tobacco:  Peerless,  Excelsior,  Standaid,  Dexter,  and  Old  Tom;  and 
in  chewing  tobacco,  Aromatic,  Moss  Rose,  Pride  of  the  West,  and  Ambrosia. 
As  figures  speak  considerably  louder  than  mere  general  description,  we 
will  state  that  during  1876  F.  F.  Adams  &  Co.  paid  internal  revenue  taxes  on 
the  manufacture  of  the  above  brands,  to  the  amount  of  $411,000.  This  enor- 
mous tax  is  in  itself,  perhaps,  the  very  advertisement  the  firm  could  desire, 
for  it  shows  in  cool  cash  the  extent  of  the  business  of  this  enterprising, 
straight-forward  house.  The  proprietors  are  agreeable  gentlemen  and  it 
is  a  pleasure  to  record  their  great  success.  Energetic,  popular,  always  ready 
and  willing  to  accommodate,  we  are  not  surprised  at  their  increased  patronage. 


CIGAR  MAN  UFA  CTOR  V. 


Ed.  Aschermann  &.  Co.,  manuiacturcrs  ol  fine  cigars,  ot  this  city,  hava 
demonstrated  that  a  commodity  which  it  was  believed  the  East  alone  could 
furnish,  can  be  manufactured  successfully  in  our  Western  cities.  In  1859  ^^''• 
Ed.  Aschermann  commenced  to  manufacture  cigars  and  continued  in  a  mod- 
est way  until  about  1864  when  more  men  were  employed.  From  that  time 
torward  the  most  earnest  efforts  were  made  by  the  firm  to  establish  a  name 
and  fame  tor  their  goods,  and  the  proot  of  success  is  furnished  by  the  fact 
that  workmen  were  added  until  their  force  numbers  now  250  men.  Their 
building  (100  leet  front)  is  occupied  entirely  by  factory,  office  and   shipping 


rooms.  i-iiiin  a  \i\\  uiMu-,,ii:.i  \\.'-\  1  IN',  11  ,,  ;u.:m  aire  o\(  T  .•-' \  1  ;i  niillions  a 
year,  paying  an  annual  revenue  to  the  United  States  of  $42,000,  and  their 
pay-roll  averages  $2,000  per  week.  Every  grade  ot  cigars  is  made  and  taste- 
fully packed  at  their  large  factory.  Heavy  dealers  throughout  the  states  ot 
New  York,  Ohio,  Indiana,  Illinois,  Kentucky,  Tennessee,  Missouri, 
Texas,  Iowa,  Minnesota,  Colorado  and  Nebraska,  who  formerly  supplied 
themselves  Irom  New  York  city,  now  look  to  the  above  firm  for  their  wants, 
and  none  of  them  have  cause  to  regret  it. 

The  renown  of  .Milwaukee  lager  beer,  we  may  say,  throughout  the  world, 
renders  it  unnecessary  for  us  to  state  to  the  reader  that  the  manufacture  ot 
beer  is  one  of  the  most  important  industries  of  the  city.  There  are,  in  Mil- 
waukee, 18  breweries,  having  investecl  a  capital  of  $4,000,000,  and  each   year 


MEWERIES. 


sees  additions  to  the  capacity  ior  manulacture,  shown  to  be  necessary  by  the 
demand.  Milwaukee  lager  beer,  in  Eastern  cities,  is  held  at  special  figures, 
being  considered  a  superior  article,  and  even  from  Europe  orders  are  con- 
stantly received  and  filled.  Indeed,  the  excellence  and  purity  of  the  beer  man- 
ufactured here  has  improved  the  manufacture  ot  the  article  throughout  the 
country;  to  compete  with  the  brewers  ot  this  city  the  brewers  elsewhere  were 
compelled  to  furnish  the  best  possible. 

In  1840  the  first  German  brewery  in  Milwaukee  was  established  by  a  Mr. 
Reutelshoefer,  on  the  South  Side.  The  establishment  passed  through  several 
hands  and  finally  became  the  property  ot  the  "Phillip  Best  Brewing  Co.,"  the 
largest  in   the  city,  owning  this  and   another   one    on    the   West  Side.     The 


'IHb  >5l)0iH  SIDE  BREWt.R\. 
business  started  trom  a  small  beginning,  Jacob  Best,  Sen.  having  established  a 
little  brewery  on  Chestnut  street,  in  1842.  About  1853,  Phillip,  his  son,  became 
sole  proprietor.  Subsequently  the  "Phillip  Best  Brewing  Co."  was  established 
with  Capt.  Fred  Pabst  as  President,  Emil  Schandein  asVice-President  and  Chas. 
Best,  Jr.  as  Secretary.  The  handsome  buildings  are  shown  in  our  illustrations. 
About  250  men  and  25  teams  are  used  in  the  daily  conduct  of  business  and 
branch  offices  are  located  in  Chicago,  New  York  and  Philadelphia. 

The  amount  of  malt  consumed  by  this  firm  in  1876  was  344,126  bushels, 
while  during  the  same  time  246,657  pounds  of  hops  were  used.  The  product 
certainly  shows  that  both  were  well  used.  The  present  method  requires  a 
large  consumption  of  ice.     There  were  stored  in  the  ice-houses  of  the  Empire 


I04 


BREWERIES. 


brewery  not  less  than  2,669  cords  of  ice  in  1876,  while  their  ice-houses  on  the 
South  Side  and  their  brewery  on  that  side  contained  about  the  same  amount. 
The   amount   of  beer  brewed   during   1876  was  128,427  barrels. 

Another  extensive  establishment  is  that  of  the  Jos.  Schlitz  BrewingCo.,  rank- 
ing ne.vt  in  size  to  the  one  above  mentioned.  In  1849  August  Krug  started  a  very 
small  brewery  on  Chestnut  street,  and  in  the  following  year  constructed  the 
first  beer-vault  on  Third  street,  near  the  corner  of  Walnut.  The  capacity 
was  about  250  barrels,  and  the  annual  business,  up  to  1855,  amounted  to  only 
$1,500.  In  1856  August  Krug  died  and  Joseph  Schlitz  took  the  business  in 
hand,  and  so  successfully  carried  it  forward  that  in  1865  the  sales  amounted 
104.400  barrels,  in  1871  12,381,  in  1873  49.623,  while  in  1876  the  company  sold 
78,205  barrels.  In  1870  and  1871  the  present  huge  brewery,  occupying  the 
entire  block  bounded  by  Second,  Third,  Walnut  and  Galena  streets  was 
erected,  and  employment  is  now  furnished  by  it  to  150  men,  while  40  horses 
are  constantly  needed  for  transportation.  This  brewery  manufactures  the  very 
best  of  beer  and  has  won  a  very  enviable  reputation.  Officers  of  the  Co.  are 
Henry  Uihlein,  Pres.,  Aug.  Uihlein,  Sec,  Alt.  Uihlein,  Supt. 

Our  space  will  permit  mention  of  but  these  two  largest  establishments  but 
hey  can  be  taken  as  mere  examples,  the  others  being  deficient  only  in  compara- 
tive size.  In  1865  the  sales  of  all  breweries  amounted  to  65,666  barrels;  in  1870, 
108,845;    in  1871,  142,000;  in  1872,  225,159;  in  1873,  260,120;  in  1876,  304,748. 


THE  JU.SLI'H  SCHI.ITZ  liKEWlNG  CO'5:  ESTARl.ISHMKNT. 
The  first  shipment  of  beer  in  bulk  to  New  York  City  was  made  m  1852 
More  recently  an  important  feature  was  added:  the  bottling  of  beer  and 
this  branch  lias  grown  to  very  large  proportions.  While  private  individ- 
uals made  a  business  of  pulling  up  beer  in  bottles  for  local  consumption, 
o  V  blatz  a  prominent  brewer  of  this  City  is  due  the  credit  of  inaugurating 
the  Idea  ol  bottling  beer  lor  shipment  In  a  short  time  thereafter  the  leadinl 
establishments  were  supplied  with  the  latest  beer-bottling  machinery  and 
to-day  they  have  a  capacity  of  bottling  from  60  to  80  barrds  of  this  favorite 
beverage  I  his  renders  the  mailer  ol  transportation  a  very  simple  one  and 
all  over  the  world,  in  very  fact,  can  be  found  .Milwaukee  lager  beer.  Recentlv 
orders  even  from  Australia  have  been  filled,  and  other  Pacific  islands  have 
forwarded  their  request  for  the  famous  bottled  .Milwaukee  lager. 


STEAM  MARBLE  WORK^. 


105 


The  establishments  in  which  this  extensive  branch  of  the  beer  business  is 
carried  on,  in  connection  with  these  two  larp^e  breweries  above  described,  are 
separate  from  the  breweries  themselves,  althou,c:h  located  conveniently  near. 
Voechting,  Schape  &  Co  bottle  Schlitz's  beer,  exclusively,  and  a  building  50 by 
130  feet  is  necessary  to  accommodate  their  machinery  and  working-room. 

The  "Phillip  Best  Brewing  Co.'s"  beer  is  bottled  solely  by  Stamm  & 
Meyer,  who  also  have  a  large  building  supplied  with  the  very  latest  improve- 
ments in  the  necessary  machinery  and  other  conveniences. 

Messrs.  Davidson  &  Sons,  proprietors  of  the  Milwaukee  Steam  Marble 
Works,  located  at  137  to  147  Third  street,  can  well  feel  proud  of  the  manufac- 
turing and  wholesale  business  they  have  established  in  Milwaukee  during  the 
past  six  years.  A  practical  knowledge  of  their  business,  combined  with 
energy  and  perseverance,  has  built  them  up  a  trade  reaching  from  Texas  to 
California. 

During  the  present  year  they  have  established,  in  addition  to  their  works 
at  Milwaukee,  a  large  mill  and  wholesale  yard  at  Chicago,  and  can  justly 
claim  to  be  the  largest  dealers  west  of  the  quarries. 

They  have  in  their  mill  at  Milwaukee  the  most  approved  machinery  tor 
working  marble,  which  enables  them  to  successfully  compete   with    Eastern 


DAVIDSON  AND  S(  iNS  MARBLE  WORKS. 

manufacturers  for  some  of  the  largest  contracts  in  the  country  The  facilities 
for  furnishing  granite  work,  also,  are  such  as  to  secure  them  the  contracts  for 
putting  up  some  of  the  largest  and  most  expensive  jobs  in  the  iNorthwest 
Their  wholesale  yards,  both  at  Chicago  and  Milwaukee  are  kept  we  1  stocked 
with  all  the  different  kinds  and  grades  of  domestic  and  foreign  marbles,  which 
enables  them  to  fill  all  orders  promptly.  ,    n  u     1  ^,.a 

While  their  aim  has  been  to  establish  a  business  that  shal  be  large  and 
prosperous,  and  return  an  honest  compensation  for  their  lal:orsthty  have 
never  deviated  from  the  course  they  marked  out  in  starting,  namely,  to  fur- 
nish the  best  quality  of  work  for  reasonable  prices,  and  the  rapid  growth  oi 
their  business  bears  ample  proof  that  their  efforts  have  not  been  in  vain. 


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BUILDING  MATERIAL, 


Allusion  was  made  on  pag-e  34  of  the  Milwaukee  Cement  stone  quarry, 
on  the  Milwaukee  river.  In  superficial  area  it  covers  between  one  and  two 
hundred  acres,  with  a  depth  of  indefinite  extent.  The  manufacture  of  cement 
commenced  as  soon  as  the  first  kiln  was  completed,  about  the  first  of  July, 
1876.  Two  additional  kilns  were  constructed  before  November,  and  between 
20,000  and  30,000  barrels  ot  cement  were  manufactured  and  sold  before  the 
close  of  last  season.  Since  that  time  two  large  warehouses  have  been  constructed 
and  other  improvements  made,  and  still  another  kiln  erected,  increasing  the 
capacity  of  the  works  to  nearly  500  barrels  per  day.  The  mill,  kilns  and 
other  works  of  the  company  are  modeled  after  the  most  approved  plans  with 
reference  to  perfection  of  manufacture,  and  are  conveniently  accessible  from 
three  trunk  lines  ot  railway  passing  the  vicinity. 

The  strength  value  of  Milwaukee  cement  has  been  established,  in  a  prac- 
tical way,  by  nearly  or  quite  three  thousand  individual  tests,  conducted  under 
the  direction  of  D.  J.  Whittemore,  for  many  years  past  Chief  Engineer  of  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railroad,  and  other  gentlemen  of  practical 
character  and  scientific  attainments.  These  several  tests  show  its  superiority 
as  regards  the  average  tensile  strength,  breaking  strength,  crushing  strength 
and  greater  adhesion   to  brick  over  all  hydraulic  cements  without  exception. 


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Ot  great  importance  as  this  cement  would  prove  to  the  interests  ol  any- 
city, particularly  is  it  to  Milwaukee  in  conjunction  with  the  other  building  ma- 
terials which  nature  so  abundantly  furnishes  almost  to  the  hand  of  the 
l)uil(ler.  In  addition  to  the  extensive  and  famous  brick-yards,  (before  men- 
tionerli  which  manufacture  the  cream-colored  brick  so  largely  entering  into 
building  operations  in  this  city,  there  are,  in  close  proximity  to  the  city  limits, 
numerous  stone-quarries  and  lime-kilns,  supplying  material  not  only  for  local 
consumption  but  for  shipment  to  Chicago  and  other  points.  The  point  we 
wish  to  bring  out  particularly  here,  is  that  Milwaukee  herself  affords  the  ma- 
terial with  which  to  build  a  city.  These  various  articles  have  entered  into  the 
construction  of  the  residences  described  in  the  first  portion  of  this  book — the 
business-part,  described  in  the  second  portion,  and  the  manufactories,  which 
we  have  just  described,  and  we  deem  it  ot  peculiar  interest  and  value  to 
specially  call  the  attention  of  the  reader  to  the  fact,  here.  The  cement  rock, 
described  above,  was  the  only  lacking  requisite  for  many  years,  and  its  dis- 
covery made  Milwaukee  independent  and  noticeal)ly  rich  in  the  way  of  con- 
struction material. 

Having  thus,  as  fully  as  our  space  would  permit,  carried  the  reader 
through  the  life  of  the  city,  in  its  several  departments,  it  is  fitting,  as  a  closing 
chapter,  to  treat  of  Milwaukee  as  a  corporation,  to  still  further  i)rove  the  asser- 
tions scattered   throughout  this  pamphlet,  that  we  are  a  favored  people. 


CITY  GOVHRXMEXT-PUBIJC  |  TRIVATl-  IXSTITI'TIONS. 


MUNICIPAl,  Afi-airs. 


The  government  ot  Milwaukee  as  a  city  is  under  direct  control  ot  sl 
Mayor  and  Board  of  Aldermen  and  their  subordinates.  The  various  depart- 
ments necessary  in  a  corporation  as  large  as  this,  are  responsible  to  the 
Board  of  Aldermen,  whose  approval  is  necessary  to  ensure  legality  o\  any 
proceeding.  The  county  of  Milwaukee  is  under  separate  control,  viz:  a 
Board  of  Supervisors,  composed  of  one  member  from  each  ward  ot  the  city 
and  each  town  in  the  county;  the  functions  of  the  two  Boards  are  entirely 
different,  in  no  wise  conflicting  with  each  other. 

The  Board  of  Aldermen  consists  of  three  members  from  each  ward, mak- 
ing 39  members,  so  elected  as  to  time  that  there  always  remains  a  two-thirds 
number  ot  experienced  members.  This  body  has  the  supervision  ot  every- 
thing pertaining  to  the  city,  the  levying  of  taxes,  improvements,  etc.,  etc. 
The  President  of  the  Board  is  the  Acting-Mayor  during  the  absence  of  the 


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THE  CiiL"Jxl-  H'jUSK. 

Mayor.  The  Mayor,  Comptroller,  Trea.surer,  Attorney  and  Aldermen  are 
elected  bv  the  people;  the  others  appointed  by  the  Mayor,  confirmed  liy  the 
Aldermen.  The  Board  of  Public  Works  is  the  executive  branch  of  the  Board 
ot  Aldermen,  carrying  out  the  suggestions  made  in  the  Council  Chamber.  It 
consists  ot  three  members,  with  the  City  Engineer  as  ex-officio  member  and 
President.  This  body  has  supervision  ot  the  water-works,  having  taken  them 
from  the  hands  of  the  water  commissioners  upon  their  completion,  the  com- 
missioners (who  were  appointed  but  for  a  time)  being  relieved  from  further 
duty. 

The  safety  of  the  city  is  looked  after  by  a  police  and  fire  department, 
each  deserving  special  commendation  for  its  efficiency.  As  to  police  service, 
it  is  a  matter  of  record  that  no  place  of  the  size  has  so  small  a  per  cent,  of 
crime— and  as  to  fire  service,  the  reader  can  imagine  the  efficiency  of  the 
department  when  we  state  that  insurance  risks  have  decreased  here,  and  that 
in  certain  months  the  total  loss  by  fire  has  not  exceed  ed  J75  per  rrcnth.    The 


io8  THE  -BOSS"  HOTEL,  &-c. 


PLANKINTON  HOUSE, 

(Illustrated  on  i  eig^t  79,) 

>^s£.H.  B.  SHERMAN,^^^. 

PROPRIETOR. 

T1:l©   "boss"   Xlotel  of  tla©  nsroi*t]nwest. 

E.  TOWNSEND    MIX, 

- — ^i^ARCHITECT.^ss^ 


DESIGNER    AND    CONSTRUCTIVE    SUPERINTENDENT   OF   MITCHKLI.'s    BANKING   BLOCK. 

The  Northwestern  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building.        "National  Home"  for  Disabled  Volunteer  Soldiers. 
Immanuel  Presbyterian  Church.  Plankinton  Hotel. 

Residences  of  C.  T.  Bradley,  Elias  Friend  and  Hon.  Alex.  Mitchell, 
Besides  hundreds  of  the  leading   Business   Blocks   and   Residences   in  all  parts  of  the  city. 

Designs  and  Specifications  sent  to  all  parts  of  the  country.      Correspondence  solicited. 

Established  in  Milwaukee  in  1S56. 

BENJAMIN  M.  WEIL, 

Real  Estate  and  Mortoiaiie  Broker, 

17  NEWHALL  HOUSE  BLOCK. 
MILWAUKEE.         -         -         -         WISCONSIN. 

fif^Correspoiulence  respt-ctfuliy  .solicited. -®g 


MARK  &  RICHARDS, 

Desi^gners  I  EnoTavers  on  Wood, 

Copper,  Gold  or  Silver  and  Precious  Stones. 

MA.NUFACTURKR.S  OF  SEALS  AND  STEEL  STAMI'S. 

S.  W.  Cor.  East  Water  &  Wisconsin  Sts. 

We  have  all  the  faciliiics  for  making  finit-cla.ss  work  and  request  manufacturers  of  goods   of  every 
dcscnplion  to  send  for  an  estimate. 

MAMLFACrURERS  OF  AGRICULTURAL  IMPLEMENTS 

will  do  well  to  correspond  with  us  before  ordering  engraving. 

«4*~We  refer  to  ihc  illustrations  111  this  Ixjok  as  samples  of  our  work.'ffi^ 


IVATER  WORKS. 


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department  is  supplied  with  an  alarm  telegraph  extending  over  the  entire  city, 

and  with  the  latest  patterns  of  fire-steamers,  including  one  sell  propeller. 
The  water-works  afford  almost  absolute  protection  against  fire,  for  so  great  is 
the  pressure  (50  to  60  pounds)  in  the  lower  portion  of  the  city,  that  a  hose, 
merely  attached  to  any  of  the  hydrants,  will  force  a  stream  of  water  to  the 
top  ot  the  highest  building  in  the  city.  The  efficiency  of  the  Fire  depart- 
ment may  also  be  inferred  from  the  following  table  showing  the  number  ot 
fire  alarms  and  losses  during  the  past  three  years  : 


In  the  Year. 

Alarms. 

Losses. 

Insurance. 

1874   

165 
170 
139 

$81,751 
42,065 
24,453 

$271,200 

473  875 

91,490 

1875 

1876 

Total  : 

474 

$148,269 

"'$836,565     "" 

WATER  WORKS  AND  KESKRVCJlR. 

Oi  the  water-works  (an  illustration  ot  which  will  be  seen  here)  a  separate 
mention  should  be  made.  The  pumping  engines  (two,  of  immense  power  and 
great  beauty)  are  located  upon  the  shore  of  the  lake,  as  shown  in  the  en- 
graving; the  supply  comes  from  the  lake  by  means  of  a  pipe  laid  upon  the 
lake-bed  to  a  great  distance  out;  the  water  is  forced  by  the  engines  to  .the 
stand  tower,  (an  elegant  structure  205  leet  high)  and  thence  to  the  reservoir 
on  the  west  side  of  the  city  (shown  in  the  engraving.)  This  reservoir  is  upon 
land  donated  to  the  city  by  Byron  Kilbourn,  and  seems  made  for  the  purpose, 
inasmuch  as  it  is  the  highest  point  within  the  limits,  thus  affording  strong 
pressure.  The  works  were  completed  two  years  ago,  at  a  cost  of  about 
$2,000,000,  and  are  already  a  source  of  revenue  to  the  city,  having  more  than 
paid  the  interest  and  running  expenses  from  the  commencement.  The  reser- 
voir will  hold  20,000,000  gallons,  and  is  so  compactly  laid   with  stone  work, 


STATE  FISH  HATCHERY. 


imbedded  in  the  hill,  that  no  danger  exists  from  breaks  or  leaks.  The  water- 
power  afforded  by  the  works  is  largely  utilized  in  running  motors,  elevators, 
etc.,  throughout  the  city. 

With  all  these  improvements  (water-works,  sewer  service,  pavements, 
etc  ,)  the  taxes  in  the  city  have  never  been  exorbitant,  but,  now  that  they  are 
complete,  a  marked  reduction  is  recorded  each  year.  This  is  a  fact  worth 
noticing  by  those  looking  about  them  for  eligible  location.  Milwaukee's  im- 
provements are  made;  the  taxes  are  being  reduced;  property  is  yet  remarka- 
bly cheap  in  comparison  with  the  advantages;  what  more  can  one  ask  ? 


Fish  Breeding. 
One  ol  the  most  entertaining  sights  in  the  city  is  the  State  Fish  Hatchery, 
located  in  the  engine  building  of  the  water-works.  The  object  of  this  de- 
partment is,  as  implied  by  its  name,  to  cultivate  fish,  particularly  the  white 
Msh  and  lake  trout.  Appropriate  departments  have  been  laid  out  and,  in  the 
season,  the  fish-s])awn  is  gathered  and  the  eggs  hatched,  in  water  kept  at  a 
certain  temperature,  to  equal  that  ot  the  lake.  Nature  provides  sustenance 
tor  the  mvri.'i'ls  (if  tim-   fish,    fnr  two   months  after  the  eggs  are  hatched,  by 


jun'i:au  .^cUDMi..  '  -_^ 

means  ol  the  sac,  and  at  the  ex|)iration  ol  that  lime,  they  are  conveyed  to  the 
lakes  selected  for  their  reception.  Millions  of  them  are  deposited  again  in 
Lake  .Michigan,  it  h.iving  been  lound  necessary  to  resort  to  these  artificial 
methods,  inasmuch  as  the  spawn,  as  deposited  by  the  fish,  naturally,  is  largely 
destroyed  before  the  season  of  hatching. 


The  Pt'BLic  Schools 
ol  the  city  are  21  in  number,  under  control  ot  a  Board  ot  School  Commis- 
sioners consisting  of  two  from  each  ward,  appointed  by  the  Board  of  Alder- 
men, from  whom  the  Commissioners  acquire  the  funds  tor  the  maintenance 
of  the  system.  As  shown  by  the  accompanying  illustration  the  school  build- 
ings are  ornaments  to  the  city,  and  their  construction  is  as  carefully  watched 
in   the  interest  of  convenience   an<l  ventilation  as  of  beauty. 

The  average  daily  attendance  upon  the  public  schools  ot  the  city  is  about 
9,500,  a  very  handsome  showing,  and  one  that  speaks  volumes  for  the  future 
character  ot  the  place.     The  course  of  examination  of  teachers  is  very  thor- 


PUBLIC  SCHOOLS. 


Ill 


ough,  and  after  careful  study  of  the  system  parents  very  gladly  avail  them- 
selves of  the  advantages  offered  for  their  children.  It  is  proper  to  state  here 
that  the  French  commissioner  to  the  Centennial  celebration,  sent  especially 
by  his  government  to  examine  the  public  school  svstem,  expressed  the  greatest 
gratification  at  the  thoroughness  and  completeness  of  the  graded  system  in 
use  in  Milwaukee,  and  the  results.  The  engraving  on  page  iio  is  of  the 
First  District  School,  in  the  First  Ward.  All  of  the  latest  improvements  are 
lound  here,  and  the  interior  is  as  complete  and  attractive  as  the  reader  can 
see  the  outside  is. 

The  matter  of  heat  and  ventilation  has  occupied  the  attention  of  the 
School  Superintendent  and  Commissioners  very  much,  and  in  the  Thirteenth 
District  school  building,  an  illustration  of  which  is  here  given,  the  subject 
has  been  practically  settled.     Th-  v,-'it''ntin'i  ■-;  perfect,  for  which  Messrs.  H. 


THE  I3Lh  DISTRICT  SCHOOI,. 

C.  Koch  &  Co.,  the  architects,  are  to  be  thanked.  The  new  building  in  the 
Fourteenth  District,  on  Eighteenth  street,  also  planned  by  Koch  &  Co.  speaks 
volumes  for  their  ability. 

We  have  mentioned  the  daily  attendance  at  the  public  schools  as 
being  9,500;  but  the  total  number  ol  pupils  enrolled  last  year  was  13,871,  ac- 
cording to  the  official  statistics.  And  this  year  the  number  already  shows  a 
proportionate  increase.  There  are  employed  197  teachers,  46  male  and  151 
female.  The  High  School  affords  opportunity  for  the  advanced  branches 
and  a  "Normal  School"  gives  those  intending  to  make  teaching  a  profes- 
sion the  desired  information.  In  each  school  a  teacher  of  the  German  language 
is  employed,  and  this  language  is  taught  with  marked  success. 


EYE  AND  EAR  INFIRMARY,  fr-c. 


H.C.KOCH&CCARCHITFXTS, 

MILWAUKEE,  WIS. 

are  among  the  most  practical  and  skilled  in  their  profession,  not  only  in  the  city  but  in  the  entire  north- 
west. A  larfre  number  of  residences,  manufactories  and  several  of  the  finest  public  buildings  in  the  State 
bear  testimony  to  the  practical  skill  and  knowledge  of  the  firm. 

Among  others,  special  attention  is  called  to  the  Hospital  for  the  Insane  at  Oshkosh,  with  its 
admirable  arrangements  for  heating  and  ventilation — pronounced  by  authorities  the  best  in  use.  Other 
noticeable  structures,  planned  by  this  well-known  firm  are  the  new  University  Buildings  in  Madison,  the 
Court  House  in  Racine  and  very  many  churches  throughout  the  state,  among  which  should  be  mentioned 
Calvary  Church  in  this  city,  a  beautiful  structure  with  a  spire  230  feet  in  height. 

As  architects  for  public  school-buildings H.  t'.  Koch  &  t'o.  are  acknowledged  to  be  leaders,  not  only 
in  this  city  and  state,  but  in  other  states,  as  was  shown  by  the  fact  that  they  secvired  the  contract  for 
constructing  the  school-building  at  Mt.  Pulaski,  111.,  over  74  other  architects,  representing  nearly  every 
state  in  the  Union. 

The  firm  will  furnish  plans  for  all  classes  of  buildings,  giving  the  same  attention  to  the  details  of 
the  smallest  residence  that  is  given  to  the  most  elaborate  structure.  Consultation  personally  or  by 
correspondence  is  solicited  and  ever\'  effort  to  give  satisfaction  will  be  made. 

EDWARD  BARBER, 
Real  Estate  and  Business  Broker, 

(LOANS  NEGOTIATED.) 

3QS  Ea-st  "Water   Street. 

"^  Chamber" OF  Commerce.  JVlIL  VV  A.  UK.EE, 

K^^  Correspondence  solicited.  ""^^ 


Okhcc,.^.      .v.u.    .Viicu,    i„i.,   I'rculci.i;  O.    W.    Guniuson,    Esq.,    Vice    President;    Capt.   J.    H 
uoagp,  Sccrelar)';  J.  H.  Crampton,  Treasurer. 

iJiRKCTOns:— Hons.  P.  V.  Ucuster,  Salterlee  Clark.  E.  W.  Keycs,  Geo.  W.  Hodgkinson 

SuRGKONs— Consulting:— O.   P.   Wolcoti,   VI,  D;  James  Allen,   M,   D.;  Lewis  Sherman,   M.    D. 
Kk.sIdkkt  AKIJ  Ol'HRATIKG  SllRGHON— C.  K.  Hougl]m:<n,  M.  I). 

as- For  new  treatike  of.Catarth,  Ucafncw.,  and  .ill  Diseases  of  the  Eye  and  Ear,  address  with  stamp  ; 

DR.  C.  E.  HOUGHMAN.  Box  60.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


THE  HIGH  SCHOOL. 


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An  illustration  of  the  High  School  building  is  given.  This  was  built  for 
and  has  been  in  use  as  an  academy  for  young  men  and  was  known  as  the 
"Milwaukee  Academy,"  a  very  excellent  institution.  I5ut  the  advantages 
offered  by  the  public  schools  of  the  city  were  so  complete  that  parents  saw  no 
necessity  for  giving  their  sons  private  instruction  and  accordingly  the  Acad- 
emy discontinued  and  the  city  has  just  purchased  the  property  ior  use  as  a 
High  Scliool.  In  the  High  School,  not  only  are  taught  the  higher  and  advanced 
branches  of  ordinary  common  school  studies,  but  the  languages,  ancient  and 
modern.  A  complete  academic  course  is  furnished,  under  the  best  instruct- 
ors, and  it  seems  that  very  many  ol  the  reasons  which  led  to  the  establishment 
of  private  schools  are  therefore  done  away  with.  The  public  schools  are 
offering   all   of  the   advantages   of  private   schools,    and    are   very   carefully 


HIGH  SCHOOL  BUILDING. 

watched  and  each  chance  for  further  improvement  noted  and  acted  upon  im- 
mediately. As  a  consequence  it  is  not  surprising  that  private  schools  are 
growing  fewer  in  our  city. 

Our  German  tellow-citizens  early  interested  themselves  in  educational 
matters,  but  not  being  entirely  satisfied  with  the  manner  in  which  the  pui^lic 
schools  were  formerly  conducted,  established  several  institutions  of  learning 
to  the  more  completely  meet  their  views.  Thus  the  German  and  English 
Academy,  the  West  Side  High  School  and  South  Side  High  School  were  es- 
tablished. In  after  years,  however,  when  the  public  school  system  improved 
they  became  equally  interested,  and  so  we  find  that  the  latter  two  schools 
mentioned  have,  like  the  Milwaukee  Academy,  passed  into  the  hands  of  the 
city — thus  furthering  our  assertion  that  the  private  schools  are  gradually 
being  abandoned. 


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PRIVA  7£  ED  UCA  TIONAL 


Milwaukee  Colleg-e  deserves  an  honored  place  among  the  institutions 
which  render  this  city  attractive.  It  is  devoted  to  the  hijjher  education  and  to 
the  liberal  and  thorouj^h  culture  ot  women,  and  can  point  with  pride  to  the 
twenty-live  classes  of  graduates  who  are  speaking  its  praises  from  Massachu- 
setts to  California.  The  college  is  keeping  pace  fully  up  with  the  recent 
progress  of  the  city,  and  this  is  due  in  no  small  degree  to  the  untiring  energy 
and  devotion  of  Prof.  Farrar.  He  was  called  from  Vassar  College  to  Mil- 
waukee three  years  ago,  and  so  great  has  been  the  confidence  inspired  by  his 
management  that  $22,000  have  been  raised  and  expended  on  improvements, 
even  in  these  hard  times.  The  President  is  now  supported  by  an  earnest  and 
able  corps  of  si.xteen  instructors,  graduates  from  some  of  the  best  institutions 
in  our  country. 

The  equipment  of  libraries,  apparatus  and  other  iacilities  are  now,  tor  pur- 
poses of  instruction,  second  to  those  of  no  college  in  the  West;  among  the  recent 
acquisitions  may  be  mentioned  a  tine  observatory   with  good  equatorial  and 


transit  telescopes,  and  all  needed  appliances  tor  practical  astronomy.     In  tact, 


iransii  u-ie.'^copes,  ami  an  neecieu  appnances  lor  practical  astronomy,  in  laci, 
the  sciences  receive  unusual  attention  in  this  college,  the  laboratories  of  chem- 
istry and  physics  are  fully  equipped,  and  the  cabinets  ot  geology,  zoology  and 
mineralogy  are  well  started  and  rapidly  tilling  up  with  choice  specimens.  The 
apartments  for  study,  lectures  and  recitations  are  spacious  and  elegant  far 
beyond  what  the  i)lain  exterior  would  indicate. 

While  these  important  subjects  are  thus  cared  tor,  the  claims  ot  art,  grace 
and  aesthetic  culture  are  fully  recognized.  The  success  of  President  Farrar 
in  this  direction  is  shown  by  the  Art  and  Science  Class,  composed  of  more 
than  filty  ladies  of  the  city,  who  meet  each  week  at  the  college  for  instruction 
and  discussion.  The  regular  attendance  has  in  the  last  three  years  grown 
from  ioo  to  nearly  300. 

Any  one  visiting  the  various  departments  in  actual  every-day  work,  and 
the  systematic  but  pleasant  family  life  in  the  College  Home  easily  learns  why 
Milwaukee  College  is  so  rapidly  advancing  and  becoming  the  leading  Female 
College  of  the  West.     All  friends  ot  good  education  rejoice  in  its  prosperity. 


And  other  institutions. 


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e  ana  i:ar 

— )    AND   I      - 

OFFICE    OF 

W,  BARIL[TI, 

_|2o  &  422  Jefferson  St. 

This  ne^w  buildmT  has  been  expi  -sslv  constructed  for  the  accommodation 
ot  patients  afflicted  wuh  diseases  ot  the  Eye  or  Ear  and  has  room  for  about 
forty.  No  expense  has  been  spared  to  furnish  it  with  every  modern 
convenience. 

It  is  the  only  institution  ot  the  kind  in  the  state  with  which  regular  or 
graduated  physicians  are  connected  and  for  references  it  refers  to  all  the 
prominent  physicians  ot  Milwaukee  and  many  throughout  the  state. 

At  3i  o'clock  P.  M.  each  week  day  a  large  number  ot  poor  people  are 
treated  here  gratuitously.     This  institution  is  doing  a  great  deal  ot  good. 


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PLACES  OF  AMUSEMENl. 


In  the  matter  of  gfeneral  amusements  and  entertainment  Milwaukee  has 
many  attractions.  The  theatres  are  open  during  the  season  and  supplied 
with  the  best  organizations  before  the  public.  No  permanent  English- 
speaking-  company  is  retained  here,  but  two  German  companies  are  perma- 
nently engaged.  The  accompanying  engraving  shows  the  elegant  Academy 
of  Music,  not  only  the  handsomest  theatre  in  the  city,  but  one  of  the  finest  in 
the  country.  It  is  the  property  of  the  Milwaukee  Musical  Society,  an  organi- 
zation lormed  28  years  ago  under  the  leadership  of  the  celebrated  Hans 
Balatka.  The  society  increased  rapidly  in  membership  as  well  as  proficiency 
and  was  not  long  in  making  a  name  for  itself  that  became  known  in  European 
musical  quarters.  During  its  existence  it  has,  with  great  effect,  given  several 
operas,  and  competent  critics  refer  with  pride  to  the  fact  that  verv  few  travel- 


1  1  I  I-.   ACA1M-..M  \     1  !!■    S\  I    ,tU   . 

ing  and  lamous  combinations  have  ever  given  the  same  operas  with  greater 
success.  Chiefly  through  the  efforts  of  this  society  has  the  city  gained  its 
reputation  lor  musical  culture.  In  i860  the  society  erected  the  elegant  hall 
shown  in  the  engraving,  at  a  cost  of  $75,000.  Within  the  past  tew  years  it  has 
been  completely  renovated  and  improved,  and  is  now,  as  before  stated, 
one  of  the  most  thorough  and  attractive  theatres  in  the  country.  The  Grand 
Opera  House,  on  Oneida  street,  is  also  a  very  handsome  theatre. 

In  the  way  of  out  door  entertainments  should  he  mentioned  the  park  ol 
the  Milwaukee  Rifle  Club  (supplied  with  800,  900  and  1000-yard  ranges),  the 
Shooting  J'ark  on  Third  street,  the  Milwaukee  Base  Ball  Club  park  at  the 
western  limits  of  the  city  (where  the  best  ballplayers  in  the  country  fre- 
quently meet),  the  Milwaukt-e  Athletic  Association's  park  in  the  northeastern 
part  of  the  city  in  the  First  Ward,  and  the  several  boating  clubs.  There  are 
numerous  parks  and  gardens,  also,  for  entertainment  and    recreation. 


MANUFACTURERS  AND  DEALERS. 


117 


WILLIAM  STRUEDER, 

Manuf;ictiircr  of  all  kinds  of 

SHOW    O^SES, 

STORE  AND  OFFICK   FURNITURE, 
249  &  251  Lake  Street. 

IasTp.  THOMPSON^ 

Manufacturer  of  Thompson's  I'atont  Three  Flange 
Twist  Drills  and  Reamers, Thonipson's  Anti- 
Friction  Graduated  Machine  Bits. 
All  dexcriiition  of  mncliiiiK    liorina    tuoU   for  uood  or 
Irim  Work.  SS'-'^n^f/'"'  illttitr.  drculart.-Sia. 


OTTO  LAVERRENZ  &  BRO., 

Manufacturers  of  all  kinds  of  Shelf  and 
DE» -A.  DF»  E:  DFL     7^  O  ISILIEHS, 

ALSO,  BOOKBINDERS, 

Nos.  420  and  422  East  Water  Street,  up  stairs- 

CREAM  CITY  PLANING   MILL  OF 

HENRY  V.  JALASS, 

Planing,  Re-Sawing,  Scroll-Sawing  &  Turning, 

ALSO  MANUFACTURER  OF  ALL  KINDS  OK 

TEA  CADDIES  &  PACKING  BOXES 

Fowler  Street,  bet.   loth  &  iithSts. 

CHAS.  HERMANir&C0.7 

Manufacturers  of  STONE  WARE, 
W.&  S.PIERRON, 

Successor  to  Chas.  Hermann  &  Co., 

Manyfacturers  of  Farina,  Paarl  Barley  and  Split  Peas, 

Office,  552  East  Water  Street. 

LOUIS   HELLER,        " 

MANUFACTUREK  oK 

O-liies  ^fl*  Fertilizers, 

And  Dealer  in  Bones,  Horns,  Hoofs  &  Glue  Stock. 

MILWAUKEE. 


WERNER  TRIMBORN, 

Manufacturer  &  Dealer  in 

Fire  Brick,  Cement,  Water  Lime,  Plaster  of  Paris, 

Land  Plaster,  &c.. 

Office,  No.  673  East  Water  Street,  Cor.  River. 

JOHN  THOMPSON^ 

ORNAMENTAL    PLASTERER, 

MANUFACTURER  OF 

Centre  Pieces,  Brackets,  Caps,  Corbels,  &c., 

375  Prospect  Street. 

(established  1855.) 

MILWAUKEE     STONE    YARD. 

COOK  &   HYDE, 

Cut  and  Dressed  Stone  Contractors^ 

Office,  97  Wisconsin  Street. 
Orders  solicited. Estimates  furnished. 

A.  LOEFFELHOLZ  &  CO.^ 

MANUFACTURERS    OF 

Locb,  Silver  and  Nidle-plated  House  Trimmings, 

Agents  for  Western  Electric  Burglar  Alarms, 

and  J.  F.  Wollensack's  Transom  Lifters, 

84  Mason  Street. 


RAMIEN  BROTHERS, 

Importers    of  Berlin  Zephyr  Worsteds,   Embroideries, 

Beads,  Dress  Trimmings,  Gloves  and  Fancy  Goods, 

Jobbers  In  Notions,  &c.,  Ac, 

378  &  380  Broadway. 

WALL  &  BIGELOW; 

Grain,  Dres.st:d  Hog.s  and   Live  Stock 

COMMISSION  MERCHANTS. 

Room  2o,  Chamber  Commerce, 


BRIGHAM,  CHASE  &  CO., 

General  Commission  Merchants, 

(Established  1856.)  149  West  Wat-r  Street 

We  give  particular  attention  to  filling  order* 

and  Curing  Meats,  especially 

'  <>^3EX  -<gLJM:  Si  . ^ . 
THE  MILWAUKEE   DOCK  CO., 

Manufacturers  of  and  Dealers  in 
ONONDAGA   COARSE,  FINE    AND    DAIRY 

C.  E.  BEERS,  Ag't.  Office,  155  West  Water  St 

AUGUST  WEIGEL. 

WHOLF.SALli  OEALKK  IN 

AND  MANUFACTURER  OF  QUILTS  fitc. 
359  East  Water  Street. 

p  E  T  ¥r~c  ass  eT; 

Wholesale  Dealer  in  all  kinds  of 

WOOLEN    AND    COTTON    RAGS, 

Coarse  &  FineWrapping,  Tea  &  Manilla  Papers, 
69  Third  Street. 


S.  CHAPMAN. 


J.  N.  A.  CHAPMAN. 


S.  CHAPMAN  &  SON, 
J3ia:&,i:>    3E» -UL  To  1  i  53  la.  ©  ir  s» , 

122  &  124  Spring  St.,  upst;tirs. 

Jfapn^  Sh&ic  Bilh,  Picturs^i  moxinttd  to  ortieV' 

Maps  drafted, estimates  made, map  paperforsale.Scc. 

SAM'L  F.  PEACOCXl^ndei taker, 

DliAI.KR    IN 

METALLIC  CASES,  CASKETS.COFFINS,  ROBES,  &c. 

And  everything  in  the  Undertaker's  line  kept 
constantly  on  hand. 
No.  431  Bkoaoway,  (Herold  Building.) 


BACH'S  ORCHESTRA, 

ESTABLISHED    1855. 

^-^-jFlrst   Clasa   Music.  _;r-i 

25  MEMBERS,  under  direction  of  CHR.  BACH. 

Correspondence  solioitt-d.     Office,  707  State  Street. 

SHERMANrBELir&  Ca, 

COMMISSION 

-A.XJOTIOIS^EEI^S, 

212  &2i4Grand  Avenue. 
#3"  Cash  advanced  on  consignments,  "ffift 


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THE  PRESS. 


If  the  number  of  papers  published  in  a  community  is  evidence  of  the  in- 
telligence of  the  people,  Milwaukee  may  with  j^reat  justice  lay  claim  to 
remarkable  intelligence.  There  are  published  in  this  city  9  daily  papers  (with 
weekly  editions),  a  number  of  weekly  pa])ers,  also  stveral  montlily  publica- 
tions and  magazines,  with  the  usual  sheets  for  the  stage  and  concert  room. 

We  have  already  mentioned  that  the  first  jjaper  published  in  Milwaukee 
was  the  Advertiser,  Hon.  Daniel  Richards  publisher.  The  successor  to 
this  journal  is  the  present  Evening  W  isconsin,  therefore  the  oldest  paper  ot 
the  city.  In  1837  the  Sentinel  was  estahlished,  which  continued  with  varying 
success  until  lo-dav  it  ranks  among  the  best  papers  of  the  states.  The  Sen- 
tinel was  followed  l)y  the  Banner  (1844),  News  (1847),  See-Bote(i852),  Corsar 
(1854),  of  which  the  Herold  is  a  lineal  descendant.  The  English  daily  papers 
now  published  are  the  Sentinel,  Evening  Wisconsin,  News  and  Commercial 
Times;  the  German  dailies,  Herold,  See-Bole,  Banner,  Germania  and  Socialist. 

At  Milwaukee  the  first  co-operative  (patent  inside)  newspapers  were 
printed,  A.  J.  Aikens,  one  of  the  proprietors  of  the  Evening  Wisconsin,  being 
the  originator  of  the  plan. 

HEROLD    NEWSPAPER 

— AND — 

JOB-  PRINTING  HOUSE. 

'J'he  Herold  was  established  in  i86i  by 
W.W.  Coleman,  who  with  but  limited 
means,  determined  to  achieve  suc- 
cess by  application  to  business,  energy 
and  perseverance.  None  ever  worked 
up  the  problem  of  "Ho7o  lo  secure  cir- 
tri'iition"  more  thorouijhly,  systematic- 
ally and  successfully  than  the  publisher 
of  the  Herold.  Although  the  junior 
of  other  influential  papers  in  Wiscon- 
sin, it  outranks  them  all  in  point  of 
circulation,  its  weekly  editions  being 
larger  than  t^ose  of  any  German  paper 
published  outside  of  New  York  city. 

The  Herold  building  is  centrally  lo- 
cated within  two  blocks  of  Post-office, 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  principal 
banks,  hotels  and  courts.  It  is  fitted 
up  in  modern  style,  and  has  ample 
iccommodations  for  the  increasing 
lusiness  of  the  Herold  and  other  pub- 
ications  issued  therefrom.  The  count- 
ng,  editorial,  composing,  press  and  mail- 
.ng  rooms  are  among  the  finest  to  be 
found  anywhere  and  well  worthy  a  visit, 

THE    Mil.  vV  /vUKEE   HEROLD. 

Published  Daily, (Sundays  iii<;rd.)l':ir«:cKt  Circiilutton  of  .Milwaukee  Daily  Fapers 

THE   WEEKLY   HEROLD. 

Oirenlatioii  nearly  .>U,OUU.     ( VVediie.sday      Outside,     TUurhday    Home-edltiou). 

THE  GEKMAN-.AMERICAN    INDUSTRIAL  GAZETTE: 

PROGRESS    OFTHEAGE. 

Devoted  to  Art,  Natural  and   Industrial  Sciences,  Geu^^r.  and  Hist.  Knowledjs^e. 

Thts  journal,  a  consolidation  of  the  Industrial  (Jazette  of  New  York  and  Progress,  of  Milwaukee, 
has  a  circulation  of  upwards  of  ii,'joo,      It  is  the  only  German  publication  of  the  kind  in  the  U.  S. 

TheGerman  Agriculturaland  Horticultural  Journal. 

This  IS  che  only  original  German  paper  published  in  the  States  devoted  to  Agriculture,  Horticulture, 
Stock  Raising,  etc.     Circulation  a  fraction  less  ihaii  2o,(xx).     It  is  mailed  to  every  state  of  the  Union. 

The  Postage  on  newspapers  m.iiled  from  Herold  olfice  during  the  year  1875  amounted  to $:{.10(>.0t) 

The  amount  of  newspaper  postage  paid  by  the  Herold  Company  during  the  year  1876 4.  It1>.  Hi 

The  amount  paid  by  all  other  newspapers  in  Milwaukee  during  the  year   1876 7.950.84 

No  better  proof  of  the  extensive,    constantly  increasing  circulation  of    the    Herold   publications  or 
of  their  value  to  advertisers  IS  required.     Correspondence  solicited.     .A.ddres-,: 

W.  W.  COLEMAN,  General  Manager  Herold  Company,  Milwaukee, 


IN"  ID 

Page.   I 

Adams  iS:  Co.,  F.  K loi 

Anson  Bros 50  1 

Anstedt,  Chr 100  | 

Aschermann  &  Co.,  Ed 102 

Atkins,  Oi^den  &  Co 56 

Ball  &  Goodrich 48 

Banks  and  Bankers 44 

Barber,  Edward 112 

Bartlett,  E.  W 115 

Bach's  Orchestra 117 

Bayley  &  Greenslade 92 

Berthelet  &  Co loo 

Best  Brewing  Co.,  Philip 103 

Biersach  (!i:  Niedermeyer 92 

Bishop,  A.  V 40 

Blair  &.  Persons 58 

Boardman  &  Son,  E 40 

Bode,  Gustavus 78 

Bosworth  &  Sons,  H 46 

Bradford,  Jas.   B 68 

Bradley  &  Metcalt 95 

Brand  &  Co 92 

Brick,  N 78 

Brigham,  Chase  &  Co 117 

Cassel,  Peter 117 

Chapman  &  Co.,  T.  A 71 

Chapman  &  Son,  Silas 117 

Cook  &  Hyde 117 

Davidson  &  Sons 105  | 

Dohmen,  Schmitt  &  Co 53 

Douglas,  Jas 20 

Durands,  Robinson  &  Co 48 

Denman  &  Co 67 

Dutcher,  Collins  &  Smith 50 

Eisen  &  Co.,  H.  L 100 

Elmore  &  Co.,  R.  P 80 

Eviston,  John 94 

Filer,  Stowell  &  Co 90 

Fire  Ins.  Co.,  (Watertown) 120 

Folsom  &  Son,  C.  A 82 

Frankfurth  &  Co.,  Wm 85-100 

French,  D.  D 66 

Friend  &  Bros.,  H loo 

G0II&  Frank 53 

Goodman,  W.  E 74 

Goodman  &  Mooers 91 

Goodyear  Rubber  Co 57 

Hamilton  &  Co.,  C.  H 56 

Hamilton  &  Co.,  W.  S 70 

Harrison,  S.  A 24 

Hauser,  A loo 

Heller,  Louis 117 

Hempsted,  H.  N 68 

Hennecke  &  Co.,  C.  H 52 

Herbst,  Wm 100 


E2C. 

Hermann  &  Co.,  Chas 117 

Hoffmann,  Billings  tt  Co 93 

Houghman,  C.   E 112 

Ilsley  &  Co.,  F.  S 92 

Jalass,  H.  V 117 

Jewett  &  Sherman  Co 65 

Johnson  «&  Co.,  B.  J 82 

Kane,  A.  L 66 

Kern,  J.  B.  A 86 

Kiewert  &  Co.,  Emil 53 

Koch  &  Co.,  H.  C 112 

Koestler,  X 100 

Landauer  &  Co 64 

Lando,  Julius 74 

Laverrenz  (S:  Bro.,  Otto 117 

Lemke,  A.  F 100 

Life  Insurance,  Gen.  Agts 120 

Lindsay,  E.  J.  &  W 54 

Loeffelholz  &  Co.,  A    117 

Mack&Co.,H.  S 60 

Mann,  Beals  &  Co 55 

Manville,  H.  S 64 

Meinecke  &  Co.,  Ad 55-98 

Milwaukee  Cement  Works 106 

Milwaukee  Dock  Co 117 

Milwaukee  Iron  Co 89 

Mil.  Mech.  Mutual  Ins.  Co 75 

Minerva  Iron  Co.'s  Furnace 88 

Mix,  E.  T 108 

Mullen  Bros.  &  Co 60 

Marr  &  Richards 108 

Nazro  &  Co.,  John 50 

Newhall  House 108 

Niedecken  &  Co.,  H 60 

Norris  &  Co.,  G.  D 88 

Northwestern  National  Ins.  Co..  59 

Northwestern  Mut.  Life  Ins.  Co. .  61 

Packard,  O.  L 80 

Patton  &Co.,  J.  E 52 

Peacock,  S.  F 117 

Petley,  Jr.  James lOO 

Pfister  &  Vogel  Leather  Co 95 

Pierce  &  Co.,  A.  J.  W 40 

Pierron.  W  &  S 117 

Pietsch,  Hermann lOO 

Plankinton  &  Armour 99 

Plankinton  House 108 

Poposkey  &  Van  Horn 78 

Preusser  &  Bro.,  Christ 74 

Pritzlaff,  John 80 

Produce  Commission  Merch'ts 40 

Itice&  Frirdmann,  J.  H 55 

Riedeburg  l\;  Co.,  H 100 

Kamien  d  Bro "7 

Romadka  Bros 97 


INSURANCE  CaS— INDEX. 


CONNECTICUT 

MUTUAL  LIFE  INSURANCE  CO., 

ASSETS,    50,000,000.00. 

JXO.    I.    D.   BRISTOL,  State  Agent, 
Mlltvatikee,  Wis. 

Send  date  of  birth  and  receive  copyrighted  "pro- 
position circular  "     Agents  Wanted. 

THE  EQUITABL ILIFE  ASSURANCE  SOCIETY, 

OF   I  IlK  1-.  S.   (organized  1859.) 

Assets,  $33,000,000.  Surplus,  S5. 503. 793. 41. 

Its  growth  and  progress  unexampled;  no  other  com- 
pany attaining  such  success  within  asimilar  period. 

JOSEPH  HAMILTON,  Gen'l  Agent. 

406  Milwaukee  Street. 

/ETNA  LIFETnSURANCE  CO., 

ASSETS,  $23, 000, 000. 
F.T.  DAY,  Manager  for  the  Northwest. 

89  Wisconsin  Street. 

NEW  ENGLAND  MUTOAL  M  INSURANCTcS, 

OP   BOSTON,    MASS., 

.A5SET5,Jan,  ist.  1877,  $14,193,866.60. 

EDWIN  O.  LADI),    General    Agent. 

410  Milwaukee  Street. 
All  pntv-ifH  protected  liy  J/»;s\.  L<iw  /rnm  /or/eiture. 

MAssrivi UTUAL  LTpFmsTca,' 

ASSETS,  $5,681,220.42. 

January  jst,  1877. 

JOHN  H.  DICKSON,  General  Agent. 

105  Wisconsin  Street. 

HOME   LIFE   INSURANCE  CO., 

OF  BROOKLYiV  &  NEW  YORK. 

ASSETS,  $5,538,470.18. 
W.  D.  MANSFIELD,  General  Agent. 

422  Broadway,  Milwaukee. 

WASHTNGTOT  LIFE  IN^7~C0., 

ASSETS,  $5,500,000. 

DR.  S,  L  FULLER,  General  A^ent,  Detroit. 
Policies  held  in  force    by    Dividends. 

J.G.WHITE,  Agent. 

412  Milwaukee  Street,      -      -     -      Milwaukee,  Wis. 

MUTUArLIFF  INSURANCE  CO., 

OFHAKTFOKI),  f:0\.\., 

JOHN  H.  WALRATH,  Gen'l  Agent, 

For  Wisconsin  and  Minnesota. 

WATIrTOWN    FIRE  INS.    CO., 

OF   WATEKIOU.N,  >.  V. 

ASSKl'S,  January   ist,    1877,   $725,819.08. 

The  Pioneer  DwcUing-House   Company.     Insures' 

only  Residence  and  Farm  Property.     Pays  Losses 

by  Lightning,  whether  Fire  ensues  or  not. 

Hon.  n'i/lard  Ives, Vres..     US.  f;///'<'»7,Vice-Prcs. 

Jesse  M.  Adams,  Scc'y-        C.  //.  H'aite,  Gen'l  Ag't. 

O.  A.  SOUTHMAYI»,  State  Ag't  for  Wisconsin. 

412  Milwaukee  Street.  I 


Sanderson  &  Co.,  Ed 86 

Sangt^r,  Rockwell  &  Co 96 

Schlitz  Brewing  Co.,  Jos .    104 

Seaman  &  Co.,  A.  D 72 

Seifert,  Gugler  &  Co 100 

Shadbolt  &  Boyd 54 

Sherman,  W.  H 66 

Sherman,  Bell  &  Co 117 

Sherman  House 33 

Siloam  .Mineral  Springs 66 

Simoiuls  &  Brooke 58 

Singer  Sewing  Machine  Co 70 

Singer  Bros.  &  Benedict 100 

Smith,  Roundy  &  Co 46 

Speiicerian  Business  College 115 

Stanley  &  Co 70 

Stark  Bros 70 

Stirn.  M.  A 68 

Storm  &  Co.,  C.  E 64 

Straw,  Ellsworth  &  Co 64 

Sweetland,  C.  H 66 

Strueder,  W 117 

Tesch,  J.  H 24 

Thompson,  Jas.  P 117 

Thomjison,  John 117 

Tillmann,  H 100 

Trimborn,    W 117 

"Wall  &  Bigelow. 117 

Webster  Bros 82 

Wechselberg,  Brown  &  Co 82 

Weigel,    A 117 

Weil,  Benj.  M 108 

Welles.  J.  C 74 

West  &  Co 57 

Wilier,  W 98 

Wisconsin  Leather  Co 95 

Wolf  &  Davidson 87 

Ziegler,  Geo 100 

Durr  &  Rugee,  lumber  dealers;   cor. 
Park  street  and  Fourth  avenue. 

Byron  &  Henry,   P'urnaces,   House 
Fuinishing  Goods:  393  East  Water. 

Booth  &  Heinemann,  Wholesale  Hats 
and  Caps;  319-321  East  Water. 

Chapin  &  Co.,  Commission  Merchants, 
13  Ncwhali  House. 

Harper,  Wm.  Painter,  dealer  in  Wall 
Pai)Lr;  92  Oneida. 

Hilbert,  H.  J.,  Minerva IronCc;  84Det 

Phillips,  Jos.  Manfr.  Hats  and  Caps; 
479  East  Water. 

Patterson,  R.  W.,  Undertaker  (scien- 
tific and  ])ractical);  461   Milwaukee. 


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